Eugene Regan (Fine Gael)

——Viking, Rüffert and other cases. Many of these cases turn on the facts particular to them. Citing them ignores the fact that the majority of workers' rights have emanated from Europe, and many from the European courts. These include equal pay and opportunity, health and safety at work, protection of workers in insolvency situations and the rights of part-time workers. The conclusions of the Viking case are not negative towards workers' rights and it leaves it to the member states to determine the specific issues. This misinformation on these court cases and ignoring what Europe has contributed to workers' rights constitutes misinformation in this campaign. The Charter of Fundamental Rights is the culmination of the efforts of trade unions in Europe to have a set of rights enshrined in the treaty.