Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the important role played by CE supervisors and assistant supervisors all around the country. They are probably one of the most important sets of community workers we have. They are very embedded, really know what is happening on the ground and not only oversee the provision of key services but offer opportunities to people who would not otherwise have them to enable them to make a connection with the labour market. Their work has been exceptional for many years. I am glad to say the Government made a decision in April to sanction the Department to enter negotiations with CE supervisors and representative unions. The first conciliation meeting is tomorrow at the Workplace Relations Commission. I will leave it at that. I am glad that the process has started. It is important that it has started. We also want to talk about Tús, RSS and jobs initiative supervisors at tomorrow's meeting. It is important that if we do this, we do it in the round and include-----