Nora Owen
Question:78 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the Government's proposals to encourage firms to consider options other than redundancies at times of difficulty.
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78 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the Government's proposals to encourage firms to consider options other than redundancies at times of difficulty.
87 Mrs. T. Ahearn asked the Minister for Enterprise and Employment the Government's proposals to encourage firms to consider options other than redundancies at times of difficulty.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 78 and 87 which are identical.
The Programme for Competitiveness and Work contains, within section I, details of initiatives aimed at the maintenance of jobs. I will not list here everything contained in the chapter on employment protection, but I would draw attention to some particular measures that address the issue from a joint or partnership approach.