Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)

I thank the Minister of State. This is important because it fulfils a commitment made under the 2016 agreement. It is important that the measures are aimed at modernising and streamlining the joint labour committee systems, including the rationalisation of the number of the committees involved and the appointment of professional chairpersons with experience. Does the Minister of State consider that bringing forward the Bill would give an impetus to the resolution of the current dispute which we will debate later today?

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