Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of national importance, namely, the fact that the staff of People With Disability in Ireland Limited, an NGO funded by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, have been without pay for the past three weeks due to a dispute between the Minister and the CEO of that organisation. This is causing great hardship to the staff and is impeding the good work the organisation does on behalf of disabled people. The Minister should now put in place an interim arrangement to pay the salaries of the staff until the dispute is settled. I now request an urgent debate to discuss this very serious matter.

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