Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

Any serious economy will depend on workers to function. This is why I keep raising the question of workers' rights, as I did this morning on the issue of Iceland workers who have been locked out of their jobs. I will raise another such issue, namely, that of the security workers who were awarded a relatively tiny increase in their pay more than a year ago, which has been blocked by the industry. Yesterday, that industry again had security workers in the High Court on the spurious grounds they were trying to block an employment regulation order, ERO, which I understand the Government is supporting and will defend. Will the Taoiseach give an update on what the situation is as regards advocating for those security workers, their absolute legal entitlement to that pay increase under the ERO, and the obscene way in which the industry is blocking giving them that pay rise? How can an economy expect to recruit and retain workers if this is how they are treated in this State?

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