Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)
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Question 258: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if, in view of the worsening working conditions for persons employed in the private sector who are without trade union representation, the full force of law is given here to the EU employment directive on information and consultation; and the further legislation planned in the lifetime of this Government in this regard. [28595/07]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I wish to assure the Deputy that Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community was fully transposed into Irish law by the Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006. This Act came into operation on the 24 July 2006. My Department has published an explanatory guide to the Act which is available on the Department's website (www.entemp.ie). There are no plans for further legislation at national or, as far as I am aware, at EU level in this regard.