Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 October 2025

Committee on European Union Affairs

Eurofound: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. Ivailo Kalfin:

If the Deputy needs additional data or something deeper, please let us know and we will be happy to provide it.

On the first question, that is the way of work of Eurofound. We are a tripartite institution. We cannot make different research for the different stakeholders; we make a single piece of research. That is why it must not be biased; it must be objective. To ensure this objectivity our work programme is adopted by the management board, by all the three groups of stakeholders, so they know what we are doing. We keep them informed. It is very transparent. We have advisory committees so with every report we produce, prior to publication we consult with them. Of course, we insist on our independence. When we are factual and objective it is difficult to say something is not the case because we can speak on the facts. Practically, that information being objective and non-biased helps all three of them. We have a process, which is very transparent and inclusive, so they participate in the whole thing. That is why we are well received by the three parties.

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