Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

The Workplace Relations Bill passed by the Dáil a few weeks ago was a missed opportunity to deal with an issue that, as the Minister has previously acknowledged, must be addressed. Normally, when an employee severs his or her relationship with an employer, he or she no longer has access to the State's industrial relations machinery. In most instances this makes perfect sense, but the one instance in which it does not is of course with regard to people's pensions. People must be given a voice when their material living standards can potentially be dramatically affected. Given that this has not been done within the Bill that Members just passed, what will the Government do to deal with this issue?

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