Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2018
601. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his views on the ongoing industrial dispute between an organisation (details supplied) and its workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42032/18]
View answerThe Community Services Programme (CSP) supports more than 400 community organisations to provide local services through a social enterprise model. Funding is provided as a contribution to the cost of a manager and/or an agreed number of full-time equivalent (FTE) positions.
While the CSP provides a contribution to the cost of FTE positions in the organisation in question, the organisation is a private company. Accordingly, all internal operations including general employment and industrial relations issues are matters for the Board of the company, as the employer, to manage.
