Joe Higgins (Dublin West, Socialist Party)

Following my colleague's question, immediately after Questions to the Taoiseach, the Taoiseach should get one of his senior officials to telephone KPMG and ask the company to send the wages immediately. The workers are in very difficult economic circumstances. This is money that they are owed. There is cynicism in working them overtime during sales and then walking away without notice. I will telephone KPMG, along with Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett, and I ask the Taoiseach's office to telephone KPMG. I will forward the name of the relevant official in KPMG to the Taoiseach's office so that he can be told the money should be out within days. Is that not simple justice? Should the State not stand behind workers who are victimised in this disgusting fashion by companies behaving in this manner?

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