Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Why have these two crucial pieces of legislation to protect working people like Mary not been introduced? Has the Tánaiste raised these urgent matters with the Taoiseach? Why amidst her condemnation and words of support does she tell us in her next breath that we have to wait again for these two pieces of legislation? This is an emergency matter.

The Tánaiste described the strike action as regrettable. I put it to her that the regrettable piece is the behaviour of Dunnes Stores management. The strike itself is inevitable. Inevitably workers will not tolerate these abuses endlessly. The Government can make that stop by introducing the necessary legislation. Why has there been such an unacceptable delay?

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