Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Let me make this clear. It probably would be helpful. I am not sure of the merits of it but I am prepared to give it a try. I am certainly not, as some people would portray me, in any way opposed to meeting the unions. I am very happy to meet them but not in the midst of an industrial dispute for reasons to which I have already alluded. Let me make it clear to them again that they should come along, we should meet, they should go to the WRC or the Labour Court tomorrow, meet the management and settle their problems. I will meet them the day after and will get all the stakeholders together if they so wish and we will discuss those other issues which are not pertinent to the industrial dispute. If that helps, that is fine. I will be interested in their response.

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