Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

These are hard times for workers and more and more often we hear stories of employers trying to exploit vulnerable workers. The programme for Government included a commitment to reform legislation on workers' rights to engage in collective bargaining to ensure compliance with recent judgments in the European Court of Human Rights. The position of the Labour Party in the manifesto for the general election and during its campaign on the Lisbon treaty was to make the same commitment. I believe all parties in the House will support the production and passage of legislation that will ensure workers' rights to collective bargaining. When will this be brought forward?

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