Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the progress that has been made in relation to an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37389/24]

Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Since the last update provided to the Deputy on 21 March 2024, the General Scheme of the Protection of Employees (Employers' Insolvency) (Amendment) Bill 2024 was approved by Government on 28 May 2024.

The Bill will make changes to the Insolvency Payments Scheme. These changes include:

• expanding access to the Insolvency Payments Scheme to protect employees of employers who cease trading without entering into liquidation, receivership or bankruptcy, and
• providing access to the Scheme to employees with similar historical claims which arose in the period from October 1983 up to the commencement of the Bill. Applications will be open for two years following commencement of the Bill.