46. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 72778/26, to specify the number of complaints received by the Workplace Relations Commission portal. [74694/26]
Topics / Workplace Relations Commission
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsWorkplace Relations Commission
33 questions from 21 TDs, between 6 February 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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42. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will intervene in a dispute (details supplied); and if he will urge the board of management of the credit union to attend the WRC to try and resolve the dispute. [67273/26]
299. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if any accountability mechanisms exist for HSE compliance with the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) recommendations; the actions that have been taken in respect of a decision issued on agreed terms in August 2023 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48156/26]
710. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of workplace disputes involving teachers referred to the Workplace Relations Commission in each year since 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43434/26]
713. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he will provide details of the complaints procedure for a person who wishes to make a complaint about a member of staff in the WRC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43506/26]
714. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if he can provide details of the procedure to determine if a person has committed perjury in giving evidence under oath to the WRC; to whom the complaint should be addressed; in what format; the timeframes for dealing with any such request; what specific legal underpinning does this procedure have; the potential consequences for a p…
291. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE inspectors by grade working within Workplace Relations Commission as of 29 April 2026; if he will provide the same figures as of 30 June 2022, in tabular form. [32825/26]
1043. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he accepts that the evidential presumption in respect of penalisation under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended, is not currently required to be applied during the administrative handling and investigation of disclosures by public bodies; and whether he will introduce a forma…
1044. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether any assessment has been undertaken of the potential litigation risk arising from administrative decisions taken by public bodies in relation to protected disclosures where the evidential presumption provided for under Sections 12 and 13 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended,…
1045. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he will issue a circular or binding instruction to all Departments, agencies, and prescribed persons requiring that, in assessing alleged penalisation of a reporting person under the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, as amended, decision-makers apply an evidential approach consistent with…
1046. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation whether he is satisfied that the current administrative handling of protected disclosures by public bodies fully reflects the objectives of Directive (EU) 2019/1937, in particular the requirement to ensure effective protection against retaliation at all stages of the process, including internal…
440. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of vacant WTE staff, by job title, at the Workplace Relations Commission; and the estimated timeframe for filling each of those vacancies, in tabular form. [22138/26]
1263. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the position regarding claims of discrimination for refusal of entry or service against a licenced premises and recourse to the Workplace Relations Commission in respect of same under the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003; and his views on broadening access for persons who may suffer discrimination but do not wish to go to the District Cou…
313. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of claims or cases adjudicated upon by the Workplace Relations Commission mediation service in each of the past five years; the breakdown of those claims by who brought the claim, either employee or employer, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11523/26]
314. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that were brought by an employee against an employer to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation service, which were deemed to have a valid claim in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11524/26]
315. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that were brought by an employee against an employer to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation service, which were deemed not to have a valid claim in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11525/26]
316. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that were brought by an employer against an employee to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation service, which were deemed to have a valid claim in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11526/26]
317. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases that were brought by an employer against an employee to the Workplace Relations Commission’s mediation service, which were deemed not to have a valid claim in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11527/26]
318. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, where an employee complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission was deemed not to have a valid claim at mediation stage, the complaint subsequently proceeded to a full hearing, and the complaint was upheld, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement o…
319. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases, in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, where an employee complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission was deemed not to have a valid claim at mediation stage, the complaint subsequently proceeded to a full hearing, and the complaint was not upheld, in tabular form; and if he will make a stateme…
423. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to ensure that a 2023 Workplace Relations Commission pay agreement is urgently implemented for staff employed by an organisation (details supplied); the engagements she has had with unions, the HSE and Caredoc to resolve this matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [73110/25]
409. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE inspectors by grade working within the workplace relations commission in each of the years of 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form. [72172/25]
444. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Education and Youth the current status of talks commenced at the Workplace Relations Commission (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51333/25]
710. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of WTE inspectors by grade working in the Workplace Relations Commission in 2023, 2024 and to-date in 2025, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased before end of year 2025 [46723/25]
938. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment the number of cases involving the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland currently before the Workplace Relations Commission, or which have gone before the WRC over the past five years; and the legal costs incurred by the DCCI as a result of WRC cases in that period; and his Department's role in providing funding which covers such c…