Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Discussions with Social Partners. National understanding and job creation
Summary
O'Leary cited union disappointment over job creation and other shortcomings in the previous national understanding, warning these could jeopardise a new agreement. The Taoiseach said he and union representatives broadly agreed on the problems and approach.
The success of these talks is a very important topic from a national point of view. Will the Taoiseach agree that a good deal of disappointment has been expressed by trade union leaders on what they see as a shortfall in job creation and other important elements of the previous national understanding——
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——and that if the Minister for Labour's talks with the trade unions do not rectify this situation, then the possibility of an agreement for the coming year will be a very big problem?
