Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

When does the Taoiseach envisage that he would nominate the new NESC? Has he a timeframe in mind for that? Is he exploring nominations from the constituent groups that made up the council heretofore? Has he opened discussions with any of what might be described as the social partners on forming a new council, and on what date will we know the new council? Bluntly, until there is a council appointed, the NESC is dysfunctional. It would be an indication to me that the Government does not have regard for the role the NESC has played in the past and does not envisage that the NESC has such a role in the future.

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