Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In what way would Ms McElwee like to see the legislation changed? I know she is happy with the existing level of statutory redundancy, and she has made a comparison there. The Bill is a response not just to what happened with Debenhams, but also to the fact that this it had happened in a number of instances that were not all exactly the same. We all want something to be fair and equitable, but what does that look like? Not every worker facing redundancy faces the same situation. Some workers with a collective agreement for enhanced redundancy will become redundant as a result of insolvency. What would Ms McElwee regard as a fair and equitable response in that situation? I do not believe the status quois grand. I do not think what happened to the Debenhams workers is right. We need to legislate to prevent that happening again. If Ms McElwee is content with how things are, then we are at different ends of the spectrum.