Having always supported the opt-out, Mrs Lynne favoured flexibility: "in difficult economic times it is important to allow workers to work overtime", she said, but added that "on-call time is a more difficult matter".
Tiesa, Mary Lou McDonald (Eiropas Apvienotā kreiso un Ziemeļvalstu Zaļo kreiso spēku konfederālā grupa, Īrija) pieminēja "bailes no referendumiem" visās dalībvalstīs, izņemot Īriju.