Michael Noonan (Limerick City, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With regard to industrial relations problems, while everybody respects the rights of workers, those rights have to be exercised in a proportionate way. I am simply pointing out that many other workers who were looking forward to a break this weekend will have their plans totally demolished by the action. I appeal to both sides. I am sure there are faults on both sides, although Deputy Daly sees only one side of the spectrum. I would like the conciliation machinery of the State, of which there is a lot, to be used to bring the two sides together to determine whether the strike can be averted-----

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