Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghabháil le gach Teachta a ghlac páirt sa díospóireacht seo. Is fiú ligint don Bhille seo dul ar aghaidh agus iarraim ar gach Teachta, Teachtaí an Rialtais san aireamh, tacú leis. Má tá gá le leasuithe, lig don Bille dul ar aghaidh chuig Céim an Choiste.

In summing up on behalf of Sinn Féin, I want to thank all Deputies who contributed to the debate last evening and tonight. This Bill seeks to address a pressing need arising from the recession and the jobs famine that we have experienced since 2008. When there was almost full employment, this problem of redundancy conditions was present but far less obvious than it is now. A succession of cases in recent times has seen workers placed in bad situations and, as legislators, it is our duty to address this pressing problem.

It is most regrettable the Government has decided to oppose the passage of this Bill to Committee Stage. The Bill is not a complete answer, nor do we claim it to be, to a complex problem but it does provide part of the answer.

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