Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I echo the words of Deputy John Brady, who has championed this issue for a long time. This matter should have been settled a long time ago. The Workplace Relations Commission has issued a ruling on it and the Dáil passed a motion on it last April through the combined efforts of Sinn Féin, Fianna Fáil and the other Opposition parties. The right thing needs to be done now. The Minister has an opportunity to send out a very clear signal that this strike does not need to go ahead and that the Government will honour the Labour Court ruling.

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