Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Respect at Work campaign has six recommendations seeking new protections for workers seeking to organise in workplaces. These proposals are being discussed and will be considered in the context of the action plan to promote collective bargaining. These discussions are ongoing and are happening at the moment. They were discussed at a meeting of officials in the technical working group this week. They will be discussed at a meeting I am chairing this month. They will be discussed in September at a meeting the Minister, Deputy Peter Burke, is chairing. I also note that in the past week or so, the Taoiseach has committed again in this House that he wants to see progress on the action plan. It is a key priority of mine. That is why we are having meetings on this. As part of that work on the action plan, the Respect at Work recommendations and asks will be looked at. As the Deputy knows, this area is complex and nuanced legally and constitutionally. We are actively, positively and constructively considering the asks in the campaign.

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