Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 November 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Duffy Cahill Report: Discussion

Photo of Paul GavanPaul Gavan (Sinn Fein)
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That is no problem. I just asked the question in the context not only of the 200 days for which one group of workers have been on strike this year but also the worries about the tsunami of further job losses to come, particularly in the retail sector.

The report states:

... the Terms of Reference do not extend to measures against directors and they are not therefore addressed here, although it must be noted that these provisions could be of real significance in the circumstances outlined in the Terms of Reference, both as a deterrent and as a means of sanctioning the conduct described therein.

Four years on, do our guests have any thoughts about what legislative changes in regard to director duties could be considered?