Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----is a link to ICTU that allows them to be part of the various rounds of pay negotiations that take place. That is what they looked for and have. Nobody apart from Deputy O'Reilly seems to be looking for the Defence Forces to be given the ability to strike, which would not be the right decision for national security issues, which people in the Defence Forces recognise. It is important to put that on the regard.

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