Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-11-24
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I am very sorry to hear about the job losses at the Butcher's Block shops and I am very sorry to hear how those people are being treated.
I strongly encourage them to engage with the Intreo service and the Workplace Relations Commission as needs be. The Government is there to help and to make sure that employment rights are enforced. That means that the people affected will get their compulsory redundancy payments, even if we have to pay for them out of the Social Insurance Fund. Exceptional needs payments are available as needed, as is jobseeker's benefit while they try to find new jobs. We can also help with education and training. I strongly encourage the people affected to engage with the State services because we are there to help.

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Sitting date: 2022-11-24