Michael D Higgins (Galway West, Labour)

On the same issue, the Taoiseach is on the record of the Dáil as having promised that this issue will be addressed in the opening stages of the partnership talks. When it was not addressed he appeared to accept the principle that legislation would then be necessary. It is reasonable to assume, therefore, that the Government either intends to introduce amending legislation to the Competition Act that is currently undermining the trade union legislation——

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