Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)

-----fall to be paid from the insolvency payments scheme. The State will honour the position of those workers. A number of cases are still to be heard by the rights commissioner service in respect of employees from the company.

The truth is that the State seeks to support both sides in resolving disputes. Where they fail and there is genuine insolvency, the State obviously honours the commitment to workers. In cases where dispute resolution fails and the situation is not genuine, the State pursues the employer to recover costs. Where there is failure to give 30 days notice, the State can pursue charges against the company concerned. Legally enforceable powers will be pursued in cases where they are appropriate.

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