Tony McCormack (Offaly, Fianna Fail)

It is great to hear of all the services the Government will provide and that it is working with the employees and franchise owners. I suppose the franchise owners are left on their own. There is not an awful lot of help for them. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases, they are not able to apply for social welfare payments. Given the scale of the collapse and the severe impact on employees and especially on franchise owners, many of whom have lost their livelihoods and are now facing debt and insolvency, will the Government consider establishing a support mechanism or emergency relief fund for those affected?

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