Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

I raise the issue of the Iceland workers. These workers have been treated abysmally since ownership of its stores in Ireland was transferred to a different company. They have been left without wages on occasion, without air conditioning in various of the company's shops, and many workers arrived at work this morning to find their jobs were gone and they were locked out of their own stores. One woman said she turned up to work this morning to no job, which is disgraceful after seven years of service. She is absolutely right. The workers in Iceland at Coolock are correct to occupy that premises to attempt to save their jobs. One of the interesting things is the company was in the High Court yesterday seeking the appointment of an interim examiner. Part of what was presented was that the company has €36 million worth of debts but €34 million of that is to the parent company. In other words, these are debts owed to the company itself and are not real debts to an external supplier. Will the Taoiseach support the workers in Iceland and the demand for the jobs to be kept?

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