Denise Mitchell (Dublin Bay North, Sinn Fein)
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364. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when he will approve the proposed Contract Cleaning Joint Labour Committee proposal for an Employment Regulation Order (27th February 2025) to increase pay in the sector to €14.10 per-hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34241/25]

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 proposals 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 proposals; or should I refuse to make such an Order, I will notify the Court as to the reasons why.

The most recent ERO for the Contract Cleaning Sector came into effect on 1 June 2024. It is available to the public here: S.I. No. 255/2024 - Employment Regulation (Amendment) Order (Contract Cleaning Industry Joint Labour Committee) 2024 (www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2024/si/255/made/en/print).

I can confirm that no proposal has been received to date from the Labour Court for a new ERO for this sector.