Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

Third time lucky. I seek the adjournment of the House under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, to address the latest example of fraudulent behaviour among some construction companies which, in spite of being in receipt of State contracts, refuse to pay sub-contractors, and the need for the Government — a Government of low standards and vested interests — to reform its ways and apply ethical criteria to the way in which it awards State contracts in future while making sure Ballymun regeneration sub-contractors and many others who have already carried out work get paid promptly and properly.

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