Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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Question 22: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress made to date with regard to her Department's consideration of the implications for the operation of the Joint Labour Committees of the decision of the High Court to quash an order made by the Joint Committee for the hotel industry fixing minimum wage levels for workers in that sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23954/08]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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On 7 February the High Court quashed an Employment Regulation Order made by the Labour Court relating to minimum remuneration of workers in the Hotels Sector and ordered that the matter be remitted to the Hotels Joint Labour Committee. The Hotels Joint Labour Committee met in March 2008 and a new Employment Regulation Order was subsequently made for the sector with effect from 23 May 2008.

The implications of the issues raised during the course of the High Court challenge and any legislative changes that may be necessary to protect the integrity of the JLC system are matters which are under consideration in the current social partnership discussions. I would like to assure the Deputy of the Government's ongoing commitment to ensuring that there are adequate systems and processes in place to underpin employment standards.