Dáil debates

Thursday, 14 February 2019

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation

 

12:40 pm

Photo of Donnchadh Ó LaoghaireDonnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Tánaiste will be aware, strike action due to be carried out tomorrow at Pfizer, which employs approximately 600 people in our shared constituency, has been deferred and referred to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. The issue relates to changes in pension schemes and profitable companies - and this is not the only one - moving from defined benefit schemes to defined contribution schemes. Three Opposition Bills on this matter were brought forward but parked while Government brought forward the social welfare and pensions Bill 2017. Where is that Bill? There has not been any progress on it since then. Is it the case that the Government is giving big companies time to get their house in order before the law is changed?

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