Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy for raising the issue. I express concern and support for the many Iceland workers and their families who are being impacted today and over the last number of days. The courts have appointed an examiner to assess the future viability of the company and put in place a support and rescue package for the company, if it is possible to do so. There are legal obligations on employers towards workers, which need to be applied here. If they are not being applied, the workers have the right to go to the Workplace Relations Commission, WRC. That State infrastructure will ensure that people's legal rights are protected in terms of the obligations that employers have towards workers. That is certainly the case here. We will follow this ongoing story, which is not welcome-----

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