Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

This represents the best means of obtaining the necessary overall balance in Community legal instruments of this nature. The Government will continue to be constructive in its approach to further negotiations on these two legislative instruments.

I am confident that the Government's position on the proposed EU directive has been consistent with its commitments under social partnership and I look forward to the discussions in this House of the forthcoming legislation on regulation of employment agencies.

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