Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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161. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the failure of a company (details supplied) to recognise a union and collectively bargain with it on issues of concern; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27267/21]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Ireland's system of Industrial Relations is based on voluntarism. While the right of workers to form associations and join a trade union is enshrined in Article 40 of the Irish Constitution, under Irish law there is no obligation on employers to recognise any union for the purposes of collective bargaining.

This dispute is essentially a matter for the company and its employees to resolve. I have no role in these matters.