Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Forthcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: Discussion with Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
5:55 pm
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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We were initially in favour of a closed list, but the consensus is now moving towards an open list, with a Commission verification that what is being put into the open list is not unreasonable. That is the direction in which the proposals are moving and it is a consensus we would be happy to support.
I accept there is a problem in regard to registered employment agreements in light of the Supreme Court decision to strike down the REA framework. We are seeking to rebuild that framework in a way that is constitutionally robust. That work is ongoing.