Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I do not see how that scenario could arise with the WRC given its resources. Anyone waiting to have a case heard will know that resources are very stretched. It would be hard, notwithstanding the merit of the claim, to see that the WRC would plough a large amount of resources into taking such a case for that reason.

I have some questions for Dr. Lavelle. How unusual is it for the normal industrial relations dispute resolution procedures not to apply when it comes to EWCs? How has this happened? How have we got to the position where it has been allowed to persist? We have heard from people, trade unions, employers and other groups. Everybody is campaigning for the issue to be addressed, yet there is a reluctance to do so. How did we get here? We know it has been allowed to persist. Even though I do not see anybody necessarily coming out to cheerlead and support it, we still find ourselves in the same position.