Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Reopening the Economy: Supports for Business

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Louth, Labour) | Oireachtas source

That would be the experience of many of my constituents, in terms of dealing with the SBCI products through the pillar banks. There is a reluctance to engage with these very onerous schemes and difficulty accessing them in the first place. I thank Mr. McDonnell for his response in that regard. One thing that could be done, which Mr. McCoy may have recommended, is to provide a 100% credit guarantee scheme because there are obstacles and barriers in the way of people in terms of having the confidence to engage with those particular schemes.

I have a couple of questions for Mr. McCoy. He referenced in a very welcome way the need for an expanded social dialogue to reimagine and reboot Ireland but reimagine the social contract. That is very welcome. One of the ways in which we could do that, in terms of meeting the challenge of remote work, is to adopt and develop a national strategy for remote working. Would he be in favour of such a strategy?

Mr. McCoy mentioned in his written contribution, and in the document he published a few weeks ago, inadequacies in the social welfare system. How would he address the matter? Does he agree we must adopt European norms in terms of employer PRSI contributions?

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