David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Acting Chairman always gives out to me. My question is on the powers and the role of the just transition commissioner. The Minister might be aware there was a lot of discussion on this at the Joint Committee on Climate Action yesterday. Concerns have been raised both at the Joint Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment, which is the Minister's line Oireachtas committee and at the Joint Committee on Climate Action by Government Members and Opposition Members on the just transition roll-out and policy and the view from the trade union movement is that it is not working. One of the issues raised was the role and the powers of the just transition commissioner, especially in industrial relations matters. The Minister might outline those for us.

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