Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

I note that discussions on social partnership are about to restart. Is it not extraordinary that the last deal involved no input from the Dáil in framing the discussions, no debate on the negotiations and no sanction by the Dáil on the outcome of the social partnership agreement? The State was the only group represented at the partnership talks that did not get sanction for its proposal.

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