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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 6 May 1998

Vol. 490 No. 5

Written Answers. - EU Redundancy Directives.

Thomas P. Broughan

Ceist:

81 Mr. Broughan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will legislate to ratify the EU redundancy directives in view of the ongoing closures of factories, especially multinationally owned, in our fast changing economy. [10572/98]

I presume the Deputy is referring to European Council directives of 17 February 1975 (75/129/EEC) and 24 June 1992 (92/56/EEC) on the approximation of the laws of the member states relating to collective redundancies.

These directives were legislated for in this country by means of the Protection of Employment Act 1977 [No. 7 of 1977] and the Protection of Employment Order 1996 [S. I No. 370 of 1996], respectively.

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