Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Unfortunately, it is a fact of life that without union protection, workers often suffer. I remind the Minister of State, and let us be clear on this, there is no statutory right to collective bargaining in this State. I ask him to acknowledge that unless he is suddenly going to pull a rabbit out of a hat and, if he is, I would be very happy to endorse it. There is no statutory right to collective bargaining hin this State. That is a massive problem. It leaves us as an outlier compared to our European colleagues.