asked the Minister for Social Welfare if he will permit the construction industry to opt out of the provisions of the Social Welfare (Pay-Related Benefit) Act, 1973, in favour of a private scheme formulated on the lines set out in the memorandum submitted by the Construction Industry Federation.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Pay-Related Benefits.
8.
The request from the Construction Industry Federation to be permitted to opt out of the pay-related benefit scheme, first made in February, 1973, has been fully considered in my Department and has been rejected. The federation have already been informed of this decision and I see no reason to depart from it.
Question No. 9 withdrawn.