Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 1107: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if further to his discussions, support and commitments to the former workers of the Castlemahon Group, County Limerick in relation to their dispute concerning their redundancy payments with a company (details supplied) he will outline details of discussions which have taken place between him and the company; the progress made in such discussions and other relevant information in relation to progress in obtaining a just resolution to this dispute; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1351/07]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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I, along with my colleagues the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Mr Micheál Martin TD and the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Mr Brendan Smith TD met with representatives of workers at Castlemahon Foods in October 2006.

Subsequently, talks were arranged at the Labour Relations Commission with Castlemahon's parent company regarding non-statutory redundancy payments. Two meetings were facilitated but the parties were unable to reconcile their differences.

The system of industrial relations in Ireland is essentially voluntary in nature with terms and conditions of employment of workers being determined in the main by a process of voluntary bargaining without the direct intervention of the State. Ultimately, responsibility for the resolution of trade disputes is a matter for the parties involved.