asked the Minister for Labour if for each EEC country he will give details of legislative protection for workers where a company goes bankrupt, and if he has any proposals in mind to bring Ireland into line with EEC practice.

: Information on the position in the member countries, which has been compiled by the Commission of the European Communities, is available and I can arrange to send it to the Deputy if he wishes. The relevant draft directive, recently prepared by the Commission, will now be examined by the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Council of Ministers. Ireland will be represented at all the stages of this examination. We shall be participating in the discussions on the assumption that a directive will emerge in due course.