Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

What I said, irrespective of the script, was that I urge all parties to resolve their difficulties, without getting into the specifics of any individual case. The Deputy is entitled to use her time her way and I am also entitled to express my opinion. I am also entitled to say that the reason I do not want to get into the specifics, and I do not know if the Deputy has assumed bad faith or something on my part, is that I do not wish to prejudice any future process. This is a matter that may go to a dispute resolution mechanism and I do not wish to prejudice any party by discussing it in the Dáil in advance of that happening. Ireland has a robust suite of employment rights and legislation to protect and support workers and the predictability and stability of that framework is extremely important. Everybody must comply with that. I do not want to get into commenting on the merits of an individual case in this Chamber, as it is a matter that the industrial relations bodies of the State can, and may yet, deal with. I do not, therefore, wish to risk prejudicing any party in this regard by discussing this matter as an individual case in this Chamber.

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