Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. We would all echo the hope that the discussions now taking place are satisfactory and resolve the issues in hand in the shortest possible time. This is not just about a particular sector but also about discommoding the general public and the impact on the wider economy. Lessons can be learned from this in the sense of how to deal with a dispute as time passes. We may have situations in the future that are more challenging and require more urgent attention at an earlier stage. As a result of intervention at an earlier stage, we will be able to get to a situation whereby such disputes are not necessarily as big a threat to the wider economy and the general public as has been the case here.

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