Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Does the Taoiseach share the concern of many trade unionists and wider interests in Irish society at the refusal by Babcock and Brown, the current owners of the privatised Eircom, to pay their workers the 2% increase due under Towards 2016 unless and until the workforce of some 5,000 sign a memorandum of understanding on work practices? How does he view this stance and what in his opinion are the implications for the terms of Towards 2016? Has he intervened in the matter and, if not, what steps does he intend to take given the serious implications for Towards 2016 and for workers in such situations?

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