Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I wish to raise the Debenhams workers again. Last night, they received proposals from the chairman of the Labour Court. Those proposals are massively disappointing for the workers and will be very little comfort to them. Many of the workers spent years working for Debenhams and they have protested for 251 days to get a fair and reasonable redundancy settlement. They are worn out, exhausted and heartbroken. The manner in which this dispute has been handled by Debenhams and also by KPMG and the Government does none of them any credit. It stands in marked contrast to the dignity and stamina of the workers concerned.

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