Dáil debates
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions
Employment Support Services
9:30 am
Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Each case has to be treated on its merits. The company is the primary point of contact with workers. Clearly, IDA Ireland and other agencies have to respect the company's confidentiality. Such companies are often quoted on the Stock Exchange. If they indicate the direction of their thinking in confidence to IDA Ireland, giving it an opportunity to work with it to achieve the best possible outcome for Ireland, that confidence must be respected. It is not a situation where the best approach is to tell everyone what might happen in the hope one can develop a response. In the Bausch + Lomb case we had to work behind the scenes to develop proposals to achieve the best outcome, as well as putting investment proposals on the table, with other supports, to allow a successful deal to be reached. Obviously, it is for the company to deal with its workforce. As the Deputy knows, the issue emerged from a takeover or merger that had evolved, which had created a tight timeframe.
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