Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)

I understand the importance of the IDA engaging with the businesses themselves. If it was not, we would be here holding the Government to account. However, speaking to unions and workers' representatives, I have heard that many of them feel very much left in the dark in this whole process. They consider it strange that they were not told about the issues that would affect them, while the IDA was. Would the Minister not agree that since it is the future of the workers that is at stake, they should have been told before the IDA became involved? Also, the workers themselves could well be part of the solution to the problems that are affecting Aviva.

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