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Mon 05 May 2007PDs will oppose 35-hour week for public servantsPD rally:Public servants will not get a 35-hour week if the Progressive Democrats are re-elected, the party leader and Tánaiste, Michael McDowell, said last night.Noting that France was pulling back from a 35-hour week, Mr McDowell said a general extension of the 35-hour week throughout the public service would be "another step in making Ireland less competitive".