Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

If action in the area of blacklisting needs to be examined, I think we should be looking at all the relevant legislation in the round. I would guard against addressing the issue of blacklisting in the context of this Bill or indeed in any piecemeal fashion. We will all agree that blacklisting is a disgraceful practice. I discussed this matter with leading officials in the British GMB union when I opened their annual conference in Dublin a couple of weeks ago. They spoke with some experience because this is a live issue in the UK. I do not have any evidence to suggest it is a widespread practice in this country at present. If such evidence is identified, I will deal with the matter comprehensively and quickly. It would be incumbent on me to do so. I assure Deputy Tóibín that if these practices emerge in this country, they will be addressed forthwith.