Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 September 2022
62. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide details of the nominating bodies and appointees to the early years service joint labour committee. [47749/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraRepresentative members are, in accordance with Section 2 of the Fifth Schedule to the Industrial Relations Act, 1990, appointed to all Joint Labour Committees (JLC’s) by the Labour Court. The Labour Court carries out its functions in this regard independently of the Minister and Government. The Minister nominates an independent Chair and Deputy Chair.
The Labour Court, before appointing representative members to a JLC, is required by section 3 of the fifth schedule to the 1990 Act, as far as is reasonably practical, to consult any organisation of employers or, as the case may be, workers concerned.
I understand that the Court has appointed six representative members to this JLC who, in the opinion of the Court, represent employers in relation to whom the committee is to operate. I also understand that the Court has appointed an equal number of representative members to this JLC who, in the opinion of the Court, represent workers in relation to whom the committee is to operate.
I understand that the persons currently standing appointed to the JLC by the Court are:
|
Alec Flood |
Employer representative member |
Deborah Reynolds |
Worker representative member |
|
Regina Bushell |
Employer representative member |
Elish Balfe |
Worker representative member |
|
Dearbhla Cox |
Employer representative member |
Timms Crotty-Quinlan |
Worker representative member |
|
Conor Ryan |
Employer representative member |
Amy Dowd |
Worker representative member |
|
Darragh Whelan |
Employer representative member |
Diane Jackson |
Worker representative member |
|
Elaine Dunne |
Employer representative member |
Darragh O’Connor |
Worker representative member |
It is my understanding that five Employer Representative members were identified to the Court by IBEC and one such member was identified to the Court by the FECP (the Federation of Early Childhood Providers)
I also understand that six Worker Representative members were identified to the Court by ICTU.
