Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Labour) | Oireachtas source

I wish to propose an amendment to the Order of Business, and one of my colleagues on the Independent benches will second this proposal, that No. 22, the Public Sector (Plain Language) Bill 2019 - First Stage, introduced by the Labour Party with the support of the National Adult Literacy Agency, NALA, be taken before No. 1.

To add briefly to what has been said, people should realise that nobody takes industrial action lightly. Whatever opinion people might have about the pay claim, those who suggest that nurses or anybody else would go out on strike on a whim need to realise that withdrawing one's labour is probably the most serious action a worker will ever take. No worker takes it lightly. That should be respected. My view and that of my Labour Party colleagues is that we support the action that will be taken by the nurses tomorrow. People should realise that when industrial action reaches strike action something has gone seriously wrong. I hope they will appreciate that when making comments about the action being taken tomorrow.