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

That would tally with feedback I have received from my contacts in various workplaces in Cork and across the country. The directive speaks about a protection from dismissal at work - that is particularly relevant for trade union representatives - and it speaks about using public procurement as a lever against anti-union and union-busting strategies.

The point was made that we rarely hear of cases. We heard of a case here in the last year, a very high-profile case, which was the case of the Murphy Four. It was the case of four fitters and welders who, between them, had more than 50 years' experience working for Murphy International Limited at the Rusal aluminium plant in Limerick. They were clearly sacked and lost their jobs for trade union activity. The facts of the case speak to that. With regard to public procurement, that company got multiple-----