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

Very briefly, I welcome the Minister of State's comments about the importance of the organisation of labour. I am aware of the position of the workers' representatives with regard to the SEO and I am aware that they are minimum rates. I will stress this point again that it is a matter of great importance that workers organise, organise, and organise again within construction so that these increases are not the end of the matter but are merely a starting point for wider increases that these workers who play such a key role in our economy deserve. Finally, there should be a full debate in the Dáil on this and we will be pressing again for that.