Voices in the House

Quotes from today's proceedings in the Dáil.

Quotes from today's proceedings in the Dáil.

A regime of 80 hours per week with no stop for rain and cold could not have been invisible . . . This is not even to raise the depraved morality of Irish professionals who continuously and at a significant price whited the sepulchre of Gama and the rottenness within that company.

- Joe Higgins, Socialist Party

Disgraceful exploitation . . .

- Labour leader Pat Rabbitte

It is our intention to ensure that they receive their full rights and that Gama fully satisfies the obligations it owes to them.

- Taoiseach Bertie Ahern

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