Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 October 2023
118. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Taoiseach if he will direct that an organisation (details supplied) be invited to become a participatory member of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF); and if so, when an invitation might be forthcoming. [46575/23]
View answerMembership of the Labour Employer Economic Forum (LEEF) is made up of a labour delegation, led by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and an employer delegation led by Ibec, which also includes the Construction Industry Federation and Chambers Ireland.
The current membership reflects long standing and established arrangements for engagement between Government, employers and trade unions on labour market issues.
The current, balanced, make up of LEEF has proven very conducive to effective dialogue and engagement.
LEEF is a non-binding consultative group only. It is one of a very wide range of engagement mechanisms which allow stakeholders make their views known to Government. There are many other national and sectoral fora where a wide variety of business and employer organisations engage directly with Government Departments and Ministers.
There are no plans at present to expand the membership of LEEF.
