Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)

It is hard to make that out from the Bill. However, I will take the Minister's word for it. Perhaps the 12 month timeframe should be reconsidered as things can go wrong within that time. What would happen if an employee were made redundant after six months? As we all know Coca-Cola will move its operation across the Border and will take many jobs with it. I do not know how much was done from this end to try to prevent that from happening.

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