Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I will share my time with Deputy Stanton. I thank the witnesses for the presentation. Is this issue related to Ireland's tradition of a voluntary system of industrial relations whereby enforcement of agreements has not traditionally been part of our approach? Is it that we are seeking to reconcile two different traditional approaches to industrial relations? I know there was a recent report on the introduction of collective bargaining so when legislation at the EU level goes through, Irish law will change in this respect. Are these issues tied up together to some degree as Ireland moves towards a more European collective bargaining model under a transitional arrangement, in that issues such as this will become part of a new approach in Ireland?