Gerald Nash (Labour) | Oireachtas source

It is an important point. I am glad he made reference to the John Grace Fried Chicken Limited case. Committee members will be aware that the case led to the destruction of the then joint labour committee and employment regulation order system, and that the architecture has since been reformed.

A clear point that emerged from the case informed the new legislation that governs the joint labour committee system and the new sectoral employment regulation order system. It was clear there was only one law-making body in the Republic, namely, the Oireachtas.