Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Government's plan to implement the recommendation made this week to increase the minimum wage. This is a very important move and the right thing for us to do in a just and fair society. We also need to support those who take the risk of employing staff. I have a huge regard for anyone running a small or medium-sized business and I imagine that Friday comes around very quickly for anybody who has to provide three, four, five or ten pay packets every week and then ensure that the business is generating enough income to do so. Could the Minister outline some of the measure he would like to introduce to support small and medium-sized businesses and the self-employed?