Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)

-----and for the multinational companies here which employ large numbers of people seasonally, in particular leading up to Christmas, in the area of consumer and technology products and in a range of other areas. I do not wish to name any companies. However, they do employ substantive numbers of people and have done in recent years owing to their success in terms of the products they have developed. There is a balance to be struck here.

I ask that the Government allow time in the House for discussion on the directive. This would allow spokespersons of the various parties to put forward their perspectives on the issue.

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