Dáil Éireann - Volume 86 - 15 April, 1942

Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Bill, 1939—Report Stage.

Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Lemass) Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Lemass)

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[481] Minister for Industry and Commerce (Mr. Lemass): I move the following amendment:—

In page 10, lines 25 to 37, to delete Section 18 (4) and to substitute the following sub-section:—

(4) Where a person is employed in any calendar week under the same employer partly in insurable employment and partly in other employment, then, notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (3) of this section, no weekly contribution shall be payable in respect of that person for that calendar week unless half or more than half of the time during which he is so employed is in the insurable employment.

This amendment is designed to meet a point raised by Deputy McGilligan on the Committee Stage, when he asked that circumstances under which insurance contributions would be payable in respect of casual workers would be clearly defined so that the possibility of dispute arising would be minimised.

Amendment put and agreed to.

Mr. Lemass Mr. Lemass

Mr. Lemass: If there is any objection to taking the Fifth Stage of the Bill now, I propose to take it to-morrow.

An Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy

An Ceann Comhairle: Is there any objection?

Mr. Norton Mr. Norton

Mr. Norton: Leave it till to-morrow.

An Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy

An Ceann Comhairle: Very well.

Fifth Stage to be taken to-morrow.

Dáil Éireann 86 Insurance (Intermittent Unemployment) Bill, 1939—Report Stage.

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