Eugene Murphy (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

With no disrespect to the comments of Senator Gavan, he should not throw across the floor that other parties do not attend. I know from our own situation that we have unions at our parliamentary party meetings and we have private meetings. We are very aware of this situation and I know what the Senator is talking about. Other parties, particularly Fianna Fáil, do take part in this and they have done quite a lot for workers down through the years. With regard to anything related to workers who are not being treated properly, of course, we want that stamped out and, of course, we want better conditions and better ideas. However, the Senator should not say that other people do not appear at those meetings. That is all I ask. It is totally inaccurate.