Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

I understand the employment agency regulation Bill will be available in January. We appreciate the difficulties faced by people who lose their jobs, particularly at this time of the year, and the Department of Social and Family Affairs has put a range of measures in place to deal with the increased workload. I note what the Deputy said about a particular part of his constituency and I will have the matter checked.

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