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Seanad: Cancer Treatment Services: Statements (Resumed). (16 Apr 2003)

Terry Leyden: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to invite to the House the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Deputy Harney, to discuss the proposals relating to the withdrawal of the below cost selling order for supermarkets and the lifting of restrictions on the size of supermarkets. There should also be a discussion on the growth of companies such as Lidl and Aldi which are taking a very large...

Seanad: Order of Business. (13 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to invite the Tánaiste to come to the House for a discussion on the issue.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: Where is the line drawn?

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I welcome the Tánaiste. In fairness to her, she had the good intention of endeavouring to achieve retrospection, if possible. Where do we draw the line as far as legislation is concerned? The Tánaiste expressed her concerns about the issues which apply to most constituencies where industries close. Can anybody say what date should be applied in terms of retrospection or that we should go...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: The Tánaiste clarified the matter. She tried to find a way out of the situation and assist workers made redundant over that period. I recall situations where ex gratia payments were made. The Talbot workers in Dublin were well looked well, before the Senator's time. Also, in the Minister of State's constituency – I welcome Deputy Michael Ahern – Irish Steel had special arrangements. In...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill 2003: Second Stage. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: A rainbow coalition would have compensated Eircom shareholders and many other groups.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: While we do not intend to accept the amendment, we understand the difficulty and complications that arose because of the dates. The correct date is 28 November 2002.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: That would not be adequate in the case of the employees in Castlecomer.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: While we are not accepting the amendment, we do not mind if the House allows the Senator to change the date in order to correct it.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: We will not be accepting it. There is no question but that the Tánaiste met the delegation. She said she would do her best to try to have workers covered by the new legislation.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: The Tánaiste said the payment of a statutory redundancy lump sum was a legal requirement of employers. It cannot be imposed retrospectively. As I said to her, where does one draw the line in regard to this matter? While the date of 28 November affects the employees in Castlecomer, there are employees in Roscommon and elsewhere who have also been made redundant over the past year or so who...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: It is an impossible situation. When the Tánaiste met the delegation, she said she would try to include the workers under the terms of the new legislation. In fairness, any Deputy would have felt encouraged by her words. She had good intentions but legally she is—

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: I want to wrap this up because it will come up in the other House tomorrow. It will be raised by the Senators' colleagues from Kilkenny. The Tánaiste never made a statement to the effect that she would include the workers of the company in question in the legislation.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: That is a fact. We would assist the workers involved if there was any way to do so. One cannot tie employers retrospectively but the State can make an ex gratia payment which happened with—

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: No, although the Minister of State may disagree with me. We can argue the merits of this case which is what I am here to do.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: A special deal was made by the State in the case of the Talbot workers dispute in the 1980s.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: There were great difficulties and then other issues arose. The State can legally make ex gratia payments. The representative allowance for local authority members dated from the day the Minister published the Bill – that was retrospection – not the date on which it was actually passed. In this case, the Tánaiste has outlined that 25 May is the soonest date on which the President can sign...

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: Well put.

Seanad: Redundancy Payments Bill, 2003: Committee and Remaining Stages. (14 May 2003)

Terry Leyden: What guidance would the Senator now give in respect of Eircom shareholders?