Tánaiste and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Frances Fitzgerald has said she will consider a report by the Labour Court for new pay rates in the Construction Sector.

She welcomed the recommendation and thanked the Labour Court for the work it did on the Review.

She said: "I will consider the Report carefully to ensure that application and recommendation requirements of the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2015 have been met and I hope to be in a position to make a decision on the recommendation as soon as possible."

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The recommendation is the first from the Court under the new framework that was put in place in 2015 to replace the Registered Employment Agreement system that was found to be unconstitutional in 2013.

The recommendation must be considered by the Minister and approved by both Houses of the Oireachtas before it is given effect by means of a Sectoral Employment Order. In this instance the Construction Industry Federation made an application towards the end of 2016 to the Labour Court to review the terms and conditions of workers in the Construction Sector.

(CD/LM)