Written answers

Thursday, 24 February 2005

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Industrial Relations

5:00 pm

Photo of Tommy BroughanTommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 22: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is satisfied that there are sufficient legal safeguards in place to ensure the right of all employees to be represented by a trade union; if he intends to legislate for collective bargaining arrangements in accordance with the principles of the ILO and enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and the proposed new EU constitution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6144/05]

Photo of Tony KilleenTony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The system of industrial relations in Ireland is essentially voluntary in nature. However, for situations where it is not the practice of an employer to engage in collective bargaining negotiations and where the internal procedures normally used by the parties have failed to resolve a dispute, the parties may avail of procedures set out in the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2001 as amended by the Industrial Relations (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 and supported by the enhanced code of practice on voluntary dispute resolution. These procedures contain two distinct strands for settling the issues in dispute — a voluntary procedure and a fall-back legislative procedure. I have no plans to bring forward new legislation in this area.

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