(1) There shall be a Tribunal, which shall be known as the Social Welfare Tribunal, to hear and decide applications for adjudications under this Chapter.
(2) The Tribunal shall consist of a chairman and 4 ordinary members.
(3) The members of the Tribunal shall be appointed by the Minister and shall be eligible for re-appointment.
(a) 2 ordinary members of the Tribunal shall be persons representative of workers and nominated for appointment as such members by the body known as the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
(b) The 2 other ordinary members of the Tribunal shall be persons representative of employers and nominated for appointment as such members by an organisation representative of employers.
(5) The term of office of a member of the Tribunal shall be the period specified by the Minister when appointing the member.
(a) A member of the Tribunal may, by letter addressed to the Minister, resign his or her membership.
(b) A member of the Tribunal may be removed from office by th
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