Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister made much of the jobs plan but it is over two years since a big construction company, Pierse Construction, went into liquidation in Dublin, leaving 500 subcontractors affected. Many hundreds of people have been affected since. Where is the Construction Contracts Bill? Much good work was done by the last Government, Senator Feargal Quinn and many others, and people are depending on this for some shred of defence when big companies go into liquidation and leave subcontractors, staff and creditors penniless. Is there any possibility in considering the Central Bank consolidation Bill that it will include bankers' pay issues?

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