Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to echo those concerns because we cannot afford a delay with this legislation. I want to finish by reminding the House what we are talking about, namely, the fundamental right to collective bargaining of vulnerable workers. We are all agreed in this Chamber that this is the most important point that needs to be addressed. I recognise Senator James Reilly's point that we cannot allow that right to be undermined by competition law. If we are all on that page, we will get this Bill through. It is very important, whatever amendments the Government has in mind, that it keep centre-stage the fundamental right to collective bargaining of vulnerable workers. That is what the Bill aims to support and I say, "fair play," to Senators Ivana Bacik and Gerald Nash. We should all be able to support it and see it through this Chamber.