Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Collective bargaining legislation is in preparation and will be passed before the expiry of this Government. It is at a very advanced stage. It will deal with cases where employers who refuse to recognise trade unions and fail to offer reasonable terms and conditions comparable with other areas, and will make it possible for trade unions to go to the Labour Court to get an adjudication that could become legally binding upon the employer. This will provide a way in which trade unions representing workers can pursue a case of that nature and get a binding determination. That legislation will come before the House and we can debate it then. I cannot accept the amendment.