Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 23 March 2017
33. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) is in receipt of numerous public contracts paid by the State in addition to a contract with a bank (details supplied) and is now planning to lay off 65 workers at its Dublin base and move these jobs abroad; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14456/17]
View answer38. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has had contact with a company (details supplied) that is planning 65 redundancies to its workforce in order to move part of its profitable operations to other countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14455/17]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 38 together.
Arising from its obligations under the Protection of Employment Act 1977, the company in question wrote to me on 7th February 2017 to give notice of pending collective redundancies in its employment.
Under their governing legislation, the enterprise development agencies under the remit of my Department are precluded from providing grant support to companies that operate exclusively in the area of sales and distribution. In this context, the company in question is not a client of any of the enterprise development agencies.
The proposed job losses will be a significant blow to the employees involved and their families. My Department remains focused on creating the most competitive environment for enterprise to succeed so that we can achieve our goal of sustainable employment for all. Working with our enterprise agencies and with colleagues across Government, we are committed to delivering a range of actions outlined in our National and Regional Action Plans for Jobs to ensure that quality and sustainable jobs continue to be created throughout all regions of the country.
