John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I mentioned the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. Talks at the WRC broke down on the basis that management, Department of Health and HSE efforts to progress the matter were completely blocked by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan and Reform, which did not send a representative. The breakdown represents a complete breach of the WRC agreement of 19 May 2023, which requested the management side, including the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan and Reform to agree a mechanism to pay the award. Because of the breakdown, I ask Mr. Moloney to give me the report.