Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

Has the Tánaiste used her office as Minister for Health and Children to arrange counselling for the Fianna Fáil family? There are troubling signs of dysfunction this morning. Certain members of the family are hoping Dick Cheney might invite the Taoiseach on his next duck hunt. I warn the Members opposite of what might happen if things get out of hand.

I will ask about the Abbotstown sports campus development authority Bill. Could the Tánaiste be more precise than the Taoiseach usually is?

I did not get much change from the Taoiseach yesterday when I asked about the 130,000 construction workers being illegally denied pension rights by criminality among construction bosses. Is the Tánaiste concerned about this? Does she intend to bring forward legislation to ensure every construction worker gets their pension entitlement?

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