Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his reply. I have raised in this House the issue of access by workers to proper representation in terms of the affects of alignment on their jobs. There has been no consultation with workers. While a meeting was held between workers and departmental officials, as stated, no further progress has been made. When I last raised this issue with the Minister during the Topical Issue debate he said a report would be published in the following two to three weeks.

Given the local development companies are funded by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, it is their shadow employer. Will the Minister intervene and ensure workers are represented in any discussions on how alignment will affect their jobs?

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