David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As Deputy Coppinger mentioned, Sinn Féin is proposing a Bill that would, in part, deal with what is happening with Tesco and many other companies that are refusing to allow trade union access in the workplace. It is important for the Taoiseach to know that trade unions such as Mandate, Unite and the Financial Services Union and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions have given their full support to our Bill. When we have proposed Bills on workers' rights in the past, they have been rejected by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for political reasons. I appeal to the Taoiseach and to Fianna Fáil to support the Bill we are introducing this week and to do what is right. Can the Taoiseach provide an indication on whether the Government will support the Bill in question, which has been tabled, in part, to deal with what is happening in many workplaces across the State?

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