Dominic Hannigan (Labour)

Today's announcement that the unemployment figures for February remained roughly the same as January's is cold comfort to the many people who have lost their jobs over the past year. If there is any doubt about how desperate people are to retain their jobs, one need look no further than Naas, County Kildare, where Green Isle Foods workers are on hunger strike in an effort to get their jobs back. The Labour Court has stated the jobs are rightfully theirs. Will the Leader use his good offices to try to ensure the situation in Naas, which is getting more desperate by the day, is rectified and to get all parties involved to talk together so everybody can emerge from this with their head held high? I am sure that is possible.

Will the Leader also give the House a progress update on the two Bills relating to management companies which are currently before the House? We have concluded Second Stage and are awaiting Committee Stage. When does he expect those Bills to come back from the Attorney General's office?