A new national minimum wage bill has been introduced into the Irish Dáil (lower house of parliament) that is designed to ensure that employees in the service sector receive in full any tips or service charge payments left by customers. The Bill requires that the tips policy be displayed on menus and other relevant places and a procedure would be established to settle claims through an adjudication officer. If the case reaches a court then an individual proprietor or “body corporate” could face a fine of 2,500 euros (US$ ) and responsible persons face imprisonment of up to six months. If a collective agreement relating to the distribution of tips is in force on the date these changes come into effect the terms of the collective agreement shall prevail until the agreement comes to an end.