Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2005
327 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Transport if he will publish the details of the agreement concerning their terms and conditions of employment at the second terminal at Dublin Airport reached between the Government and ICTU, which formed part of the mid-term review of Sustaining Progress in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18441/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraIn tandem with the negotiations last year between the Government and the social partners on the mid-term review of Sustaining Progress the following agreement was reached between the Government and ICTU:
Airport capacity/Second Terminal Both the Government and the trade unions are committed to the ongoing development of the transport infrastructure together with the promotion of a high standard of quality secure employment in the industry. Accordingly, the Government and the ICTU are agreed, in the context of any development of airport capacity, and recognising the voluntarist nature of industrial relations, to support the objective of the maintenance of pay and terms and conditions of employment in line with the collective agreement then in place in the industry and to reflect the Government's support for the right to trade union membership for the purpose of collective bargaining in accordance with the principles of Sustaining Progress.
