Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 1120: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if the Government will make a submission to the European Commission on its Green Paper on Labour Law Reform; the proposed content of that submission; when that submission will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2569/07]

Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The EU Green Paper currently under examination is of course a discussion document and a wide-ranging consultation is currently in train seeking the views, observations and comments on the matters raised from key stakeholders, including the Social Partners, with a view to the submission of a Government input, in due course, to the open consultation launched by the European Commission.

The context of the Government response, when formulated, will take into consideration the views received from interested parties and will be consistent with the policy perspective evidenced in the corpus of labour law legislation enacted in Ireland in recent years together with the commitments entered into in the Social Partnership agreement — Towards 2016. It will also have regard to the constant challenges of competitiveness and adaptability needed to enhance growth and employment in a modern economy.