Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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Question 35: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation his views on an industrial dispute at a location (details supplied) now into its second year, in which workers of up to 38 years service have been sacked and left without holiday pay, sick pay and redundancy pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9935/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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I understand this dispute resulted from a decision by the employer to cut the pay and working hours of the workers. The issues in dispute were referred to the Labour Relations Commission by the workers. Separate exploratory talks involving the conciliation service of the Labour Relations Commission and the employer and workers' representatives took place in June 2010, where all possibilities were explored with both parties in an effort to reach a mutually acceptable agreement to settle the dispute. Unfortunately, the conciliation service determined that it was not in a position to assist the parties achieve a settlement of the issues in dispute. I understand that the workers have referred claims regarding alleged breaches of their employment rights to the Rights Commissioner Service and to the Employment Appeals Tribunal and that these claims are being processed by those bodies.