Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of a new employment regulation order for the security industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6893/22]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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On 28 April 2021, I announced my intention to issue an Order to give effect to a statutory recommendation of the Labour Court concerning minimum rates of remuneration and other terms and conditions in the Security Sector. The Order was to apply from 1 September 2021.

An ex-parte application to initiate legal proceedings challenging the underlying legislation in the High Court was lodged in late July. As part of the proceedings, the High Court placed a Stay on making the Order.

Following a settlement of the High Court challenge, the draft Employment Regulation Order (ERO) for the sector has been quashed and remitted back to the Labour Court in January 2022 for consideration at its discretion.

The Labour Court is now at liberty to request further submissions or to direct the holding of another oral hearing as it deems fit, the timeframe involved is a matter for the Labour Court.