Malcolm Byrne (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I know our witnesses have been here for quite a while and I thank for that. There can always be criticism of any organisation. On the policy side, I have always found the trade unions to be very generous with their time and information.

To come back to the point made by Deputy Boyd Barrett, if ire is to be directed at those who originally signed up, then the bulk of that ire needs to be directed at whoever designed these contracts in the first place. I appreciate the difficulties our guests have faced as trade union advocates dealing with those issues.

I wish to acknowledge that the independent production sector does a lot of good work. I appreciate that our guests have not said that but it is important to acknowledge it.