A man who sought to claim job-seeker’s allowance based on his employment as a casual labourer for two weeks in the State has had his appeal adjourned pending the outcome of the Court’s reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Finding that there were a variety of interpretations of the relevant provisions of the Citizenship Directive, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan found that it was appropriate to refer the question of whether the man was a “worker” to the CJEU.