asked the Minister for Finance if he is aware that the entire Cork staff of the Irish Life Assurance Company have had to resort to strike action since 29th March because of the refusal or failure of the management of the Company to accept or implement a Recommendation (No. 1403) of the Labour Court in the case of a local employee, whose dismissal, following a brief period of illness, was the subject of a recent investigation by the Court at the Company's request; and what steps he has taken to ensure that the management of this State-controlled Company adheres to the normal conduct of good labour relations expected of other employers in accepting the findings of the Labour Court in disputes of this type.
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