Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is okay. I understand how to serve notice for a dispute but my question relates to how it is going to be enforced. It is not down to the WRC inspectors because that is not their role. The Minister of State has said that it is binding, and it should be. She has also said that it is the minimum, and that is all that it is. There is nothing to stop any worker bargaining collectively, getting organised and doing that.

It is binding. How is it enforced? If it is not the WRC inspectors, is it up to an individual? That will bring me on to my next question. Is it up to an individual to take a case to the WRC himself or herself, or is it a collective group? How is compliance assured? I do not suggest noncompliance is rife. I do not believe that it is but there are pockets of noncompliance. We are talking about the absolute bare minimum here. This people are not on massive money. We are talking about very modest wages and the absolute minimum. Is the only option open to a worker, where they find they are working in a noncompliant organisation, to take an individual case to the WRC? I would put it to the Minister of State then that this leaves that worker in a very vulnerable position.