Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change)

I thank the Minister but I am not very happy with that response. He refers to this being a specific WRC case. The case has been adjudicated upon. The centre has been told to pay Marianne the 85 cent extra, that is €14.85 per hour. That has gone through and it has been done. What I am raising is that we have a public body not implementing the WRC adjudication. If one has public bodies which are not doing it, we will certainly see private bodies which will not recognise any WRC recommendation. It is an absolute scandal. I am asking the Minister and the Government to intervene to ensure that public bodies implement WRC adjudications on cases referred to the WRC. The fact is that the State provides the Workplace Relations Commission as a statutory body to assist in resolving workplace disputes and complaints. This service is fully funded by the public through the Exchequer and its decisions should be implemented promptly by all employers, particularly those receiving public funding. I want a commitment that the Minister will step in here to ensure that Cobh Heritage Centre, as a public body, will implement that pay increase as recommended by the WRC.

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