Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I should have given the Deputy a more comprehensive answer on that. I discussed this at length with Deputy O'Dea. As the Deputy said, this is in regard to the industrial relations machinery. The Department of Social Protection does not have any power regarding the industrial relations machinery, but I told Deputy O'Dea that I would take it up with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Employment because that is where the industrial relations machinery arises.