I refer to the Tánaiste's intervention today on the commitment to bring forward legislation very quickly on collective bargaining. Will employers be obliged to enter into collective bargaining discussions? In the context of discussions today on zero-hour contracts and the current strike by Dunne's Stores workers, will there be separate legislation to deal with such contracts? When does the Tánaiste intend to bring such a Bill to the House? The Minister of State sitting beside her was involved in setting up the commission.

On the Order of Business and the time allowed for debate on the Bill, the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill was scheduled today and concluded within ten minutes because there were no Opposition Members in attendance.

I was here.

Where was the next piece of legislation?

When the schedule is being prepared it is normally-----

Can we settle down, please?

-----anticipated that for a significantly important Bill like that, the Opposition parties would be represented.

It is not our job to have a quorum.

I remind the Tánaiste that the Labour Party has more Deputies than we have. They might make an effort.

On collective bargaining, where there is a similar case to Dunnes Stores and the employer does not engage with the industrial relations machinery of the State, the court can make a recommendation under the proposed collective bargaining legislation which can then be enforced by the Circuit Court. The answer to the Deputy's question is "Yes".

We are back to where we were.

Deputy Keaveney's party was in office for 14 years before he joined.

Is the Minister working for Brussels or Ireland?

Could we have order, please?