Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

This morning the Taoiseach openly raised the white flag before Irish Ferries' slave labour plans. Nothing can be done, he says. I ask the Tánaiste, is this it? Is the exploiter now to run riot? In the context of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Bill, which is currently before the Dáil, will the Government table an amendment to outlaw these modern day slavers plying Irish and European waters——

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