Mr. Ger Gibbons:

I want to put on record that ICTU is an all-Ireland body. We are engaging with colleagues in Northern Ireland. We acknowledge the work by the Minister, Dr. Archibald, in Northern Ireland in relation to collective bargaining and the good employment Bill being discussed there. It is quite ironic that what is being discussed in Northern Ireland in relation to the adequate minimum wages directive is more advanced than in the South. Unfortunately, Northern Ireland is no longer in the European Union but it is apparently taking this legislation more seriously than the South.