Chairman:

The Minister referred to EU and international level. Apart from the three Bills, of which we have spoken numerous times, as a result of EU legislation or directives are there impending Bills, on either the employment side or the social protection side, of which she is aware? I am asking about both primary and secondary legislation.

In her opening statement, the Minister mentioned a number of EU and international responsibilities and functions. I attended the European committee on the social charter last week and I was surprised to see a list of conclusions of non-conformity for Ireland for 2016. I quickly discovered that some countries were deemed to be non-conforming because they did not respond but I was disappointed to learn there is not a flow of information between the Department and this committee on these issues. I ask the Minister to keep the committee informed of relevant information on the subject of EU and international-level functions. When I read the documentation in preparation for the meeting, it was the first time I had seen this information and it had not been presented to the committee in any way. In its broader remit, the committee would have an interest in these matters.