Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
General Scheme of Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion
2:25 pm
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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On the question of cross-Border and cross-Europe competition, there was a feeling the old system made us uncompetitive and was being used in particular by companies the other side of the Border or across Europe. There was a sense that they were using lower wage rates and that there was no enforcement; therefore, it brings in the issue of workplace relations also.