Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief because I want to allow my colleague, Deputy Paul Donnelly, to step in. I appreciate that the Minister has been clear in stating that the status quowill remain regarding social welfare payments. Regarding the secondary payment, the winter fuel payment, which many people living here receive - it is the English version of the fuel allowance - I want to make sure that will be protected. Turning to the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act 1984, I understand that the Minister is stating that Irish employees left redundant by an English company based here will be covered by the insolvency payments scheme. I assume that the onus of paying for that will fall on the Irish authorities