Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2013
1000. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Health when Labour Court recommendations LRC19842 of June 2010 in relation to the Food Safety Promotion Board will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27552/13]
View answerThe Deputy’s question with regard to Labour Court Recommendation LRC19842 of June, 2010 concerns the upgrading of five positions within the Food Safety Promotion Board (FSPB) as a result of a review carried out in 2008. Implementation of the Labour Court recommendation would have required the approval of both sponsor Departments North and South – as both jurisdictions must agree to any change in staffing arrangements. Such joint sanction has not been forthcoming in view of the fact that, inter alia, the grading review in question was commissioned by the FSPB without the required approval of the sponsor Departments and both sponsor Departments consider that the job comparators used in the review were seriously flawed.
