Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I hope that the legislation works well. I have hopes for the onward thrust of business and employment and the good relations between the employer and the employee that have become a hallmark. Employers and employees made considerable sacrifices during the bad times of recent years. We hope this legislation will address some of the aftermath of those times and that the country at large will benefit.

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