Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 515: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the anomaly whereby trade unions with members who work on a self-employed basis, face the prospect of being subject to competition law and consequently liable to prosecution for price fixing if they try to negotiate for minimum rates and conditions; and if he will intervene in the long-running campaign by the ICTU to amend competition legislation to remove this anomaly. [11783/08]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy is aware, a review of the operation and implementation of the Competition Act 2002 is currently underway and in the course of that review, all submissions, including the matters raised in the Deputy's question will be considered.