Essentially I am saying to the Minister that this cannot go on, for it will escalate. Now staff in Clonakilty are out with the result that the number on strike has grown from 80 to 100 to 150 to 200, and it will become nationwide. The Minister says he is available. Being available is one thing – everyone is available – but unless we have meaningful dialogue and people sit down with something to offer, the problem will not be resolved. Meanwhile the strike continues. The pickets are in place and there is total stalemate. I remind the Minister that every dispute has a resolution, and the sooner people start talking, the better for everybody involved. The more disentrenched people become, the nearer we will be to a solution. The hardship, strike and industrial action simply cannot go on. That is the reason that I ask the Minister of State to ensure meaningful dialogue takes place straight away in order that the stand-off and stalemate will end once and for all for the betterment of all involved.