Protection of Employees (Trade Union Subscriptions) Bill 2024: Second Stage [Private Members]
Dail Éireann — 2024-02-28
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Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (SF), Cork South-Central

I echo what Deputy Gould has said about the Microsoft workers and I urge dialogue there to ensure that those jobs can be protected to the greatest extent possible.
When the Government approaches Private Members' Bills and motions, it is sometimes right and sometimes wrong. Sometimes it can be frustrating, sometimes it is outrageous and sometimes it is just plain silly. This is a bit ridiculous. The first and main point about this legislation is that deducting union subscriptions is not hard; it is extremely straightforward.

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Sitting date: 2024-02-28