Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

In the FSU's recommendations there are a series of calls regarding legislative change, I appreciate it is asking this committee to detail that in some ways. I want to tease that out. Ireland does not have a right to be recognised for collective bargaining purposes, and I want to be clear that this needs to change. The framework will change because of the EU directive. Obviously that in itself will not be sufficient in some ways to improve workers' power within organisations. Regarding the right to organise, there is then the co-determination with regards to surveillance policies and all the rest. From the FSU's perspective are there other legislative changes, particularly in the bullying and harassment sphere, that are needed? Will other complementary pieces of legislation be needed to get that right to organise and to engage in collective bargaining, right when the EU directive comes in?