Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection
Draft Regulations on the Operation of the Social Welfare Appeals Office: Discussion
Mr. Brian Molloy:
I will add to that. Mr. McKeon referenced the fact I had a meeting with both trade unions a number of weeks ago and a number of the staff representatives. All on the call were very happy that it was a very positive meeting. Did we resolve everything? No, of course not. It was, however, a very positive meeting and they were very happy that the level of engagement they had sought was now happening as far as they were concerned. We would say the engagement was there beforehand but, at the end of the meeting, they were very comfortable they were getting the level of engagement they want and getting the opportunity to contribute to the review process on the regulations. The engagement piece is there now and the trade unions seem to be significantly happier that that process is operating properly.
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