Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State, Deputy D'Arcy, frequently seems to have a problem when people like myself speak. That is his problem not mine.

Can the Minister tell us what she proposes to do for the industry and whether she proposes to address what everybody knows is a difficulty in the industry? Unless it is addressed by a mechanism which has been offered to her, it will continue to damage Ireland's reputation.

We all want the issue to be settled in a fair and reasonable manner, and the way to do that is to bring people in the industry together so that we can work out a fair and appropriate structure for the industry. The industry and the people who work in it will benefit from that and it will also, in turn, mean that it will be possible for the State ultimately to give more support and recognition to it and to make this country a significant hub on a global scale for the industry.

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