Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

I also support a referendum without strings and that it should be held as soon as possible. ICTU received one answer from the Minister and I would be very interested to see whether the Taoiseach would give the same answer. At any time I have heard him speak on the issue, he has not been seeking to hold a referendum on this issue any time soon. I am asking the question the other way around. It is not whether ICTU sees it as a stand-alone issue but whether it is prepared to give the green light for the stand-alone utility before it gets a crystal-clear guarantee about the referendum.