Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein)
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184. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment any new Employment Regulation Orders which are under discussion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28389/25]

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Joint Labour Committees (JLCs) are independent in their functions and I have no role in relation to the negotiation of a proposal for an Employment Regulation Order (ERO).

Under legislation, my role in the ERO process is clearly defined. As soon as practicable after receiving a copy of the proposal for an ERO from the Labour Court, where I am satisfied that Sections 42A and 42B of the Industrial Relations Act 1946 have been complied with, and where I consider it appropriate to do so, I will make an ERO giving effect to the proposal. Should I refuse to make such an Order, I must notify the Court as to the reasons why.

I have not received a proposal from the Labour Court for a new ERO.

There are currently three EROs in force which demonstrate that the JLCs can work very effectively when employer and employee representatives are willing to engage constructively. These are:

- Contract Cleaning ERO, 1 June 2024 (SI 255/ 2024)

- Early Years Learning ERO, 24 June 2024 (SI 296 and 297/ 2024)

- Security Industry ERO, 1 July 2024 (SI 319/ 2024)