The Minister for Jobs believes Irish people did not take to the streets to protest austerity in large numbers because they had an opportunity to vote on the Government instead.

The Minister for Jobs, Richard Bruton, said the Government is clamping down on companies that don't pay tax in any jurisdiction.

The Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has retracted the remarks he made suggesting the Government would run a Fiscal Treaty referendum for a second time if voters reject it.

The Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton is urging management and staff at the Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland plant in Co. Dublin to meet at the Labour Relations Commission.