Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The best support the Government can give is to get these subcontractors paid. I welcome the changes that have been made for employees but there are subcontractors tonight who are facing redundancy decisions for their employees. Semi-State companies, such as Transport Infrastructure Ireland, TII, and Government agencies, had these contracts. Bonds are in place on these projects that can be used to pay subcontractors and insurance policies are also in place. That is why I reiterate the call for an urgent taskforce from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment to establish what is available so these companies can be given that information and can pursue it. I reiterate what Deputy Ring said. Other companies are being asked to price jobs. As we speak, they are on-site pricing jobs for some of the projects, while Mayo-based companies are being left without any money. That cannot be allowed to happen.

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