Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)

I point them back in the direction of the Opposition parties which control the local authorities. We must discuss the joint labour committees, and the social partnership structures need to be fundamentally changed. It is not good enough to have ISME and the Irish Hotels' Federation outside the door, while IBEC has a veto because it is inside and involved in the parallel process. Small and medium enterprises are employing many people, yet it is significant that they are not included in the face-to-face discussions. I would like to see them there.

Zombie hotels were referred to, but we also have zombie golf courses and leisure centres, which have sprung up in recent years. The market will regulate whether they remain in business. The motion also refers to "the Government-generated shortage in the supply of cars for the rental market". I did not know that the Government was in the business of supplying cars for the rental market.

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