Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)

——because, as I previously pointed out, we only talk about the past with the Deputy opposite. He seems to forget that the fundamentals of partnership are about consensus and decisions. The Government is the lead player in social partnership talks. There is a broad spectrum of representation, from business, trade unions and farmers to the social and voluntary pillar, which collectively come to an agreement and decide, not only about pay but about other policies such as taxation, funding of our services, training and education and so on. That has served this country very well.

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