Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Anti-Austerity Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I was about to make the point that the two-tier wage scheme is widely seen as a scandal and discrimination against young people.

The business committee discussed the possibility of a debate in the House on this. Do we have any information on if and when a debate is to be scheduled on the matter? How can the Government justify emergency legislation at a time when the Government and the Fine Gael Party has been talking up the economic recovery with election slogans such as "Keep the Recovery Going"?

Does the Minister not feel that a serious issue is looming for the Government here? It could not face down the water charge protests and it was not strong enough to face down the bin charge protests. I have a copy of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest, FEMPI, legislation. What makes the Minister think the Government will be strong enough to face down organised workers, organised trade unionists, sections of the organised working class movement in this country-----

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