Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)

It sees nothing wrong with the discharging of its own responsibilities under the Belfast Agreement.

In every Dáil session since spring 2003 the work permits Bill has been promised for that session. Every day and increasingly we hear stories of the most outrageous exploitation of non-national workers in this jurisdiction. That Bill has been promised for publication each session since January 2003. Will the Minister for Finance say when it will come before the House?

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