Shane Ross (Independent)

The other point about democracy is that we should ask who these people represent. Both IBEC and ICTU are imposters. IBEC does not represent business. Senator Feighan said he was not represented by IBEC, he has a small business. IBEC represents all the big banks and the semi-States. They are their principal paymasters and the people who are pulling the strings. ISME is not represented.

Who do the unions represent? The trade unions represent less than 25% of the workforce. The first trade union to come out has already opposed this agreement. The unions do not represent those working in the multinational sector or for Ryanair and several other important cogs in the economy. What is represented here is old Ireland, not new Ireland or modern Ireland. Please do not tell me that those who work in the IFSC——