Maidir le reachtaíocht atá forógraithe, I ask about promised legislation on workers' rights and also the Government's plans to implement fully the insolvency directive from the European Court of Justice. Today is May Day, a day when workers traditionally celebrate solidarity. It is also an Teachta McDonald's lá breithe. She was born a radical. Last week, a group of former Waterford Crystal workers argued successfully in the European Court of Justice that the Government had failed to ensure their pensions were protected after the company went bankrupt. This again shows the very weak nature of legislation protecting workers' rights in the State. I congratulate the workers, who, I know, will be here later today to meet Deputies and Seanadoirí. The European Court of Justice ruled that the Government failed to give effect to the insolvency directive on pension entitlements in the event of a company's insolvency. There is planned legislation on workers' rights. What does the Government intend to do to fully implement the insolvency directive to ensure that workers' pensions are protected in the future?

Five Bills, the consumer and competition Bill, the county enterprise boards (dissolution) Bill, the employment permits Bill, the friendly societies and industrial and provident societies (miscellaneous provisions) Bill and the workplace relations Bill, are listed for this session and all deal with workers' employment rights. I cannot give the Deputy an accurate read on the insolvency directive, but I will come back to him today on that. In respect of the former Waterford Crystal workers, that case was referred to the European Court of Justice by the High Court on a number of technical issues. The European Court of Justice has now given its verdict. That case must now be heard again in the High Court with the clarifications on the technical issues the High Court sought. The Government is obviously studying the implications of the European Court of Justice decision, which will now be dealt with in the High Court again.