Press release
Opening of the Workplace Relations Commission Ennis Regional Services Office
From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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From Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
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The Minister of State for Trade, Employment, Business, EU Digital Single Market and Data Protection, Mr Pat Breen, today formally opened the Ennis Regional Services Office of the Workplace Relations Commission.
Speaking at the event, the Minister said:
"This is a very important day. It represents the next step in the WRC plan to provide, to the greatest extent possible, the same range of services to people across the country as are available in Dublin. I believe this to be a very welcome development and one I fully support."
The Minister acknowledged that the new WRC offices are not the only locations for adjudication hearings –the WRC hosts hearings in Donegal, Mayo, Kerry, Monaghan, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford, Louth, and Meath:
"It is very important that a body like the WRC has regional presence. The WRC is looking at ways to further improve accessibility to its services – particularly for people who, for one reason or another, find travel or dealing with certain situations particularly difficult. Again, this is an initiative I strongly welcome and support."
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The Workplace Relations Commission was established on 1 October 2015.
The main functions of the WRC are to:
With a wide workforce of almost 200 staff with different specialisms and with offices in Dublin, Carlow, Ennis, Cork and Sligo, and operational bases for hearing meetings in many other counties, the WRC mission is to:
deliver a quality customer service throughout Ireland, which is speedy, user-friendly, independent, effective, impartial and cost-effective, provides variable means of dispute resolution, redress and effective enforcement, and improves workplace relations generally, all of which are delivered fee free.
By end-September 2019 the WRC had seen:
The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation (DBEI) plays a key role in implementing the government’s policies of stimulating the productive capacity of the economy and creating an environment which supports job creation and maintenance. The department has lead responsibility for Irish policy on global trade and inward investment and a remit to promote fair competition in the marketplace, protect consumers and safeguard workers.
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