Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)

I do not intend to make an issue of this. I do not understand what the Minister means when he says the matters in question relate to "technical" issues, as opposed to "on the ground" issues. Technical issues need to be considered by people on the ground who are involved in the technical side of the work. We cannot be sure that the three representatives will have expertise of the technical matters in question. There can be a two-stage process of consultation. Those who think that technical issues are different to the issues with which workers deal on the ground are engaging in a strange form of thinking.

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