Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein)

Where has he gone? We have been trying to contact him on the issue of Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltacht. There has been much discussion about the closure of TalkTalk, a serious issue, and the loss of jobs. There are 130 jobs being lost in the Gaeltacht and for the past three weeks no one from the Department, Pobal and the company has contacted any of the workers who do not know where they stand. They do not know what their rights are in terms of redundancy payments. Deputy Doherty and I have made numerous attempts to discuss the matter with the Minister who has not met us. He has not replied to our emails. I asked him to come here last week, but he sent the Minister of State, Deputy Willie Penrose, in his place. I want to know where he has gone to. I would like him to come to the House and tell me, the workers in Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltacht, MFG, and those in the Gaeltacht regions what will happen to their 130 jobs and why the Government has not done more to ensure these jobs are kept. It is an absolute disgrace.