Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. I rang the Minister for Finance before Christmas and he got the Chairman of NAMA to ring me and he said that it would be ultra vires of NAMA to become involved. I would like to get the precise legal basis under the Act upon which it cannot get involved. Having said that, the responsibility lies with the employer. Getting a solution to this for the workers is my primary concern, and I know the Labour Relations Commission is now going to have a hearing. Does the Minister of State have any indication of the pathway to be pursued by the LRC with a view to resolving this? What issues will it raise with management and unions to get a satisfactory conclusion? I know the hearing is about clarifying the facts, but is there a mechanism that can derive a contribution from the employer and a resolution of the issue?

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