48. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if his Department will engage with a union (details supplied) on the issues faced by its members in the retail sector. [74921/26]
Topics / Trade Unions
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsTrade Unions
16 questions from 13 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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| July 2026 | 1 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 6 |
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301. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Education and Youth the engagement that has taken place between her Department and the education unions regarding the current industrial dispute; the measures being taken to minimise disruption to pupils and families arising from industrial action, and the contingency arrangements being considered in the event of further escalation of the dispute. [71585/26]
305. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth to provide an update on the engagement between her Department and trade unions representing school secretaries and caretakers. [71615/26]
292. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige [70644/26]
294. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh den Aire Oideachais agus Óige her Department's engagements with the teachers' trade unions to resolve the ongoing industrial dispute. [70629/26]
298. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Education and Youth if her Department will engage with teacher unions to prevent industrial action in the coming weeks; and to outline the current engagement to date. [70485/26]
211. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment if the meeting of his departmental officials with four recognised trade unions concerning the employee share ownership plan promised in June (details supplied) will take place without further delay. [68187/26]
301. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment to intervene with an organisation (details supplied) with a view to the company accepting and implementing the recommendations that the company recognise a trade union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51041/26]
277. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the reasons an explicit requirement for employers to recognise and engage with their employees trade union is not included in the Action Plan to Promote Collective Bargaining 2026-2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31511/26]
1157. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he is aware of issues relating to specific companies’ engagement with union representatives (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25771/26]
603. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage following a failure to reach an agreement in the WRC, if his Department will go to the Labour Court to resolve a dispute with trade unions representing workers in the Dublin Fire Brigade, in line with the relevant codes of practice for industrial relations disputes involving essential services. [72228/25]
572. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his views on whether organisations in receipt of public funding (details supplied) should continue to receive such funding when they fail to recognise or engage with a trade union representing their employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61248/25]
288. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Youth to report on engagements he has had with representatives of school secretaries and caretakers in relation to their demand to be included in civil service pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40676/25]
439. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Education and Youth to consider the issues raised by a union (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34246/25]
40. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department is taking to strengthen protections for employees from victimisation due to trade union activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21701/25]
719. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware that large employers in receipt of Government contracts (details supplied) are refusing to recognise trade unions or engage in collective bargaining; the actions he will take to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19811/25]