Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will speak to the grouping. The Minister is aware of the views from this side of the House. They were well ventilated on Committee Stage. Fundamentally, the point is one made at committee just two weeks ago that there should not be any cash without conditions. We all welcome the move with the increase of the cap. We want to see an industry that is vibrant, vital and dynamic but which also respects the rights of everybody who works in the sector and makes sure everybody is properly remunerated.

Ultimately of course, we want the message to emerge from here that there is a degree of unity in this House that this ought to be the case. There may be differences of opinion around how we get there, but ultimately we would like to see a collective agreement that works for everybody and works in the interests of those who work in the sector and make the sector what it is. We could send a strong message out this evening from this House agreeing in principle with the motivation behind these amendments from the Labour Party, Sinn Féin and People Before Profit. We all want to see the same thing.

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