Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions
Dail Éireann — 2025-11-13
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Sinéad Gibney (SD), Dublin Rathdown

The Department recently published the action plan on collective bargaining. The implementation of this plan is an important and welcome step towards better collective bargaining coverage, but there is no commitment to change the voluntary system of industrial relations. That system gives employers a veto on engagement with their workers collectively. Why is this the case?

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Sitting date: 2025-11-13