Taoiseach denies Government 'abandoned' Debenhams workers 

Valerie Conlon, shop steward and former worker at the Patrick St branch in Cork, said the €3m upskilling deal has yet to be voted on. I can't see it being a yes vote'. Picture Denis Minihane

Angry outbursts in the Dáil, accusing the Government of abandoning Debenhams workers, erupted in the last session of Taoiseach’s questions before Christmas.

An “insulting” deal of a €3m training fund was offered to former workers with no additional redundancy pay beyond their statutory entitlement.