Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Waterford Dock Strike. Industrial relations and national recovery
Summary
Deputy Birmingham argued that the prolonged dispute exposed serious weaknesses in industrial relations and criticised the Programme for National Recovery for lacking urgency; the Chair then moved to the next question.
Would the Minister accept that the fact that a dispute in an area as sensitive as this one can drag on for somewhere between seven and eight years indicates that there is something seriously wrong with our industrial relations? In that context would he agree with me that the provisions in the Programme for National Recovery indicate a remarkable lack of urgency?
