Red tape tying up ex-Dell staff funds

THE head of a top European Parliament employment committee said yesterday she was surprised at the level of bureaucracy adopted by Irish state agencies in the dispersal of €22.8 million from the European Globalisation Fund (EGF).

The parliament approved assistance from the EGF for workers who lost jobs due to the Dell pullout, in order for them to upskill, re-enter education or set up their own businesses.

More than 2,800 workers directly employed at Dell and supply companies have to date sought money from the EGF.