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Amendment of section 359A of Principal Act
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12. The Principal Act is amended, in section 359A—
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(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (4):
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“(4) The Minister shall not be, or be deemed to be, an employer within the meaning of the Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 to 2014 by reason only of—
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(a) the provision of funding by him or her to a person pursuant to a scheme or programme provided under this section, or
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(b) a payment made by him or her in accordance with subsection (5).”,
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and
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (4):
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“(5) The Minister may, subject to the approval of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, pay from the Exchequer sums agreed in relation to the scheme established and administered by the Minister and known as the Ex-Gratia Scheme for Community Employment Scheme Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors.”.
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