Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

One of the aspects specific to language schools is that so many people working in language schools have been badly hurt by the sharp practices that are operated by these cowboys. Perhaps it does not come under this legislation but I ask the Minister to look at how we might bond workers through any of these companies in order that if such a company decides to close overnight - as happened with Grafton College - there is at least one or two month's pay for each of the staff. The colleges have taken the money from the students and brought staff in on outrageous working hours. It is simply not good enough. We might not be able to do anything in this legislation but I would say that it is very much on the Minister's table at the moment.