Mary Seery Kearney (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I wish to refer to the very fact that access to the likes of the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court can be had, and there is no threshold of payment or threats of fees or costs afterwards in the event of an unsuccessful claim to the WRC. The very fact that we have that avenue of redress and an ability to lodge a complaint will have the effect of throwing up where we have repeat offenders and sectors. There are sectors of society and companies that could install bunkbeds in the WRC building because they are there that often. Redress plus access to the Circuit Court and High Court will have the effect sought by Senator Higgins as well as what is already available. The fact is that the information is being sought to be published by the employer.

Today, the Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy English, announced the establishment of a joint labour committee so Senator Higgins should not give up on JLCs.