Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the same way, we have made the services of NERA available to the workers so that it will support workers in that situation. Obviously, the same applies in terms of recourse to the insolvency legislation to protect the workers in respect of payments if the company is insolvent. Of course, the company, in the first instance, has its responsibilities and the State will not step in unless the company is not seen to honour its responsibilities.

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