David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I intend to press this amendment to a vote. I do not accept the premise of the Minister's argument regarding the first part of the amendment, even if I can see some logic in what he is saying about the second part of it. As the Minister said, this difficulty was recognised in the social partnership agreement. It was recognised at the time that this was a problem and that this group of workers could collectively bargain and should be allowed to do so.