David Cullinane (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I pose a question. It may not be entirely relevant to the amendment but the Minister can say whether it is or not. The Minister mentioned that Revenue debt is a priority debt. I accept that. How are employees who are owed unpaid wages, for example, by a company that has become insolvent classed in terms of priority?

I raise another point in the context of the promised workplace relations Bill which the Minister's colleague plans to introduce. There are situations where someone is insolvent in all but name but a receiver has not been appointed. There are also situations where employees cannot claim money, whether unpaid wages or redundancy payments, from the insolvency fund. Has the Minister looked at resolving those issues? Could they be addressed in the workplace relations Bill?