Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their submissions. As ever, I probably have about 100 questions, but I will try to whittle it down. I will start with questions for Mr. Harty. In the last budget, as in previous budgets, carers were disproportionately hit. The cut to the respite care grant was particularly reprehensible. The Government should take the opportunity to reverse that decision. Mr. Harty made a very interesting point about incentivising care work. In light of that, what is his attitude to zero-hours contracts? I am sure the committee is familiar with this exploitative phenomenon. What is the position of Home and Community Care Ireland on this?