Joe Lynam

It's an important step.

I want to come on to that in a moment.

But first of all, SIP2 issued a statement yesterday saying that the government is talking out of both sides of its mouth.

And in fact, there are a number of companies where collective bargaining, particularly it mentioned, name checked a number of international companies where collective bargaining does not apply.

Where you have companies which refuse under your roadmap, under the changes that you're bringing in, where you have companies that refuse to engage with collective bargaining, will there be any change?

Will they be forced to engage?

Unions or otherwise.

Can I ask?

But yes, you're saying you're continuing, you're looking at it or you're continuing to look at it, but you've been looking at it for some time.

My question is, will this require companies that don't engage in collective bargaining to do so?

Okay, so you mentioned earlier that you want to see a modernisation of the Workplace Relations Commission and indeed the Labour Court.

What does that mean?

I understand, Minister, but will this mean any changes to how either the WRC or the Labour Court operates?

In practical terms, for anybody taking a case or for any companies defending a case, will there be changes to how that currently happens?

OK, thank you, Minister.

That's Alan Dillon, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise.

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