Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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141. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the public consultations held by her Department in 2018 and to date in 2019; the date on which such consultations were held by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50441/19]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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As a matter of routine, my Department has ongoing dialogue with our stakeholders on a wide range of policy issues. As regards public consultations, these are generally carried out online and at national level rather than in specific locations around the country. Details of public consultations carried out during the period in question are set out in the following tables.

Additionally, and in accordance with legislative requirements, the Labour Court requests submissions from interested parties in respect of the establishment of Joint Labour Committees and the review of pay and pension and sick pay entitlements of workers in a particular sector (Sectoral Employment Order). In 2018 the Labour Court conducted a review of each Joint Labour Committee under section 41A Industrial Relations Act, 1946 which requires the Court to carry out such a review at least once every five years. The Court published a notice in national newspapers on 16 March 2018, advising that the Court was carrying out a review and inviting written submissions in respect of the review. From time to time, the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) also carries out consultations with stakeholders in relation to the services they provide.

2018

2019