Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent)

Most people would understand that the job is made redundant, not the worker, so it is hard to get one's head around the fact that the workers were replaced in exactly the same jobs. That is why it is difficult to reconcile the redundancy payments. The Minister said complex legal questions arose and that he has his own views on the matter but it is hard to reconcile the payments in the absence of an understanding of those legal questions. It would be in all our interests if we could see the legal advice because otherwise we are speaking in a vacuum and there is a deficit of information.

Does the Minister expect the legislation to address this matter to be passed before the general election?

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