Duncan Smith (Dublin Fingal, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge that both submissions today advocate and support the use of testing, with that from IALPA regarding people coming in and out of the country and that from SIPTU concerning workers. That is significant, it must be acknowledged and the Government and companies need to take cognisance of it. I thank the witnesses for their submissions in that regard.

I will ask Mr. McGowan two questions, and then, if he would leave some time, I would like to put a question to Mr. Cullen. On Tuesday, we are going to have a motion in the Dáil to amend planning regulations to allow for the provision of temporary structures for testing in our airports. Have the workers been consulted to any degree thus far on the provision of such a testing regime or facility in Dublin Airport, for example?

My second question, to Mr. McGowan, is to ask him to speak a little more about his experience of negotiations regarding a no-compulsory redundancy clause. I think that is crucial and his work on that issue needs as much support as possible.