Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With respect, from 2010 onwards, particularly as we started moving to the position where jobs were being created, I agree that Dr. Quinn's Department always had, and still has, an incredibly high profile when new jobs were being announced. The Minister is out in front and there are big press statements. It does not appear that the same profile is adopted when jobs are at risk. I understand from speaking to people involved in the situation I mentioned in Glaslough that some approaches had been made to Government prior to the announcement. The actual closure is not until towards the end of July, I understand, so there is scope there. What concerns me is that the Minister's response was essentially what Dr. Quinn outlined would be the general case, getting workers in touch with the Intreo office about their entitlements under social welfare and setting up other meetings, including with the Money Advice & Budgeting Service, MABS, I understand. Helping them to restructure their mortgages is, I suppose, what would be required in those instances. There is no reference at all, however, to any efforts on the part of the Department to go in and save jobs. As we approach a period when we may see lots of other companies citing Covid-19 as a reason for closure or restructuring, does Dr. Quinn agree that perhaps now is the time to adopt that more proactive response to these types of announcements?