Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail)

That is what I will do at 5 p.m. I ask the Leader to arrange an emergency debate on the crisis at An Post, where the Communications Workers Union has served strike notice on An Post management in the event of new work practices being imposed or the loss-making SDS parcel subsidiary being closed. As a former Minister in the Department, the Leader knows it is vital that a strike be avoided, that meaningful discussions take place and that there is no megaphone diplomacy conducted through "Liveline" with Joe Duffy.