Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 November 2022
243. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his Department can provide a mediator in instances in which an ECCE provider and or an employee in an ECCE provider require mediator in cases before the WRC [57188/22]
View answerAs the State does not employ early years educators or school-age childcare practitioners, my Department has no role in the employment relationship between employers and employees in the sector.
However, as with employees and employers in other sectors, those in the early learning and childcare sector can avail of the employment supports provided by other State bodies. One of these supports is the Mediation Service provided by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). The operation of this service, including the appointment of mediators, is a matter for the WRC, which is an independent body.
