Details of meetings with trade unions that I, or officials from my Department, have had with trade unions since my appointment as Minister are set out in the table below.
Date
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Trade Unions Met
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Attendance
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Purpose of Meeting
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16/07/20
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Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
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Department Officials
ICTU Representatives
|
Remote working guidance consultation
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16/07/20
|
Fórsa
|
Department Officials
Fórsa Representatives
|
Remote working guidance consultation
|
22/07/20
|
Mandate
|
Tánaiste
Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail, Damien English TD
Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy TD
Representative from Mandate
Debenhams workers
Department officials
|
Meeting was held at Mandate’s request to discuss the Debenham’s liquidation.
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23/07/20
|
Fórsa
Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants (AHCPS)
|
Department Officials
Fórsa and AHCPS representatives
|
DBEI Departmental Council - regular meeting attended by Department officials and representative of staff unions to discuss a range of issues relevant to Department staff
|
24/07/20
|
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
Irish Midwives and Nurses Organisation (INMO)
Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union (SIPTU)
|
Tánaiste
Tánaiste’s advisers
Department Officials.
Ms. Patricia King, General Secretary, ICTU
Ms. Phil Ní Sheaghdha, INMO
Mr. Joe Cunningham, SIPTU
|
To discuss the issue of notifiable illnesses/diseases being reportable to the Health and Safety Authority.
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29/07/20
|
Fórsa
|
Department HR officials
Fórsa representatives
|
Staffing matters
|
03/09/20
|
Fórsa
Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants (AHCPS
|
Department Officials
Fórsa and AHCPS representatives
|
DBEI Departmental Council - regular meeting attended by Department officials and representative of staff unions to discuss a range of issues relevant to Department staff
|