Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

When the Taoiseach was in the United States recently he repeated his threat to attempt to restrict the right to strike for workers in essential services. The Taosieach's comment in the middle of a national rail strike has the potential to pour fuel on the flames and to make a settlement more difficult. Can the Taoiseach inform the House of his intentions to bring forward amendments of a Thatcherite character to the Industrial Relations Act 1990?

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