Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

The Topical Issue Debate was supposed to make a revolutionary change to the way the Dáil operated by facilitating a real engagement between Members and the Government on issues arising around the country. Game workers came from Dublin and further afield to engage the Government through their elected representatives but all they got was a script that was dry as dust. It is not good enough for the Government to deal with the issue in this way. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation should be here to give us real answers about how he intends to outlaw this kind of callous exploitation of workers and to introduce emergency measures for the individuals and families who are caught in this bind so that they do not have to endure the hardships others have suffered. They need immediate respite and assistance. The company must be pursued but the law must also be changed to ensure this does not happen again.

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