asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he is aware that by virtue of a Railway Wages Board determination made subsequent to May 7th last upwards of 800 workers employed in Ireland by British Railway Companies would, but for the operation of the Emergency Powers (No. 83) Order, have received in recent weeks substantial advances in their wages with retrospective effect to January 6th, 1941; and, if so, whether he is prepared to modify the order so as to enable the payment in this country by extern employers of any increases in wages to which their Irish workers employed in Ireland may be entitled.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Railway Workers' Wages.
As the issues raised by the Deputy are so important and as I have not yet completed my consideration of all the difficulties involved, I would ask him to permit me to postpone my reply for another week, when I hope to be in a position to make a definite statement.