Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As I have said at this committee a number of times, I do not think that SME participation is wide enough on that. I would like to see participation by the Irish Small and Medium Employers, ISME, which I think represents a greater number and probably a greater range of very small businesses, particularly microbusinesses. The commission has considered the matter but I am not sure it has considered enough the impacts on small businesses because that is not what I have heard from representatives of small businesses.

Do our guests agree with the ESRI's findings in January 2022 that some employers, particularly those in manufacturing, might reduce working hours because of the increase in the minimum wage?