Marie Sherlock (Labour)
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It is important to have that experience. It is important for that message to be sent to the Department. I am sure the committee will be inviting Department officials to discuss this particular legislation in the coming weeks.

I wish to ask Mr. McCormack and Mr. Sheridan about the resistance among some employers. Mr. Sheridan has spoken about the lengths to which he has gone to try to establish an EWC in Kingspan. I note that in his presentation Mr. Hayes talked about up to 1,000 companies across Europe that would be eligible for an EWC but have not established one. With particular regard to Ireland, what are the circumstances or conditions that are preventing the establishment of EWCs? Does the lack of a right to be recognised for collective bargaining purposes have any impact on creating resistance among employers?