Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Companies (Protection of Employees' Rights in Liquidations) Bill 2021: Discussion

Photo of Mick BarryMick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity)
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The Bill proposes to change the order in which the creditors are paid. If the workers are put to the head of the queue, can Ms McElwee explain how that in any sense imposes extra financial responsibilities on the State? Where in the Bill does it state that?