Social Partnership

The key objectives for Social Partnership are: 

  • To provide advice to the Taoiseach, Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for European Affairs on social partnership and related policy issues
  • To support the process of social partnership, including through the implementation of Towards 2016, the Ten-Year Framework Social Partnership Agreement 2006-2015, the seventh in a series of agreements between the government and the social partners dating back to 1987, and to maintain and develop social dialogue
  • To support dialogue at national level aimed at ensuring industrial relations peace and stability
  • To support partnership in the public and private sectors aimed at modernising the workplace and improving performance and service delivery
  • To promote social dialogue at EU level in line with the Lisbon Agenda
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