Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)

The first point I would make is that my union, the Communications Workers Union, is opposed to the liberalisation and privatisation of our public services, particularly any aspect of a service provided by An Post, and especially on this the third stage of the liberalisation of public services. It is important to lay that on the agenda this evening. As a member of that union, I support its position on this. It is strange that the Labour Party is pushing liberalisation through the Dáil with its partners in government. That is why I support the amendment proposed by Deputy Ferris-----

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