Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 September 2017
54. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation if the Workplace Relations Commission remains under the remit of her Department with respect to services (details supplied). [40124/17]
View answerFollowing certain changes in Departmental functions that came into effect on 1 September 2017, certain responsibilities formerly within the remit of this Department have transferred to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The Schedule to Statutory Instrument No. 361 of 2017 entitled "Labour Affairs and Labour Law (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2017" sets out the functions that have transferred to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection with effect from that date. The S.I. is available at www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2017/si/361/made/en/pdf.
I can confirm that the services of the Workplace Relations Commission to which the Deputy refers in his question remain within the remit of this Department.
