Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

On 30 September last year, the term of seven members of the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, board came to an end. That board now cannot be constituted and four months later there is still no sign of new appointees taking office. When will the appointments be made and if those appointments are to be delayed, would it be possible, even on a temporary basis, to reappoint some of the members so the board can start to function and go about the business it should? That includes appointing WRC inspectors, and the Tánaiste and I both know these are very badly needed. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to increase those numbers but that cannot happen without the board. Will the Tánaiste give that timeframe and if he cannot, will the Government consider, even on a temporary basis, the reappointment of some members so the board can function?

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