Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

There is no doubt we require a different approach on this occasion from that employed during the last economic crash. It requires a stimulus and it must be targeted. It has to be a job-rich recovery.

I am keen to focus on the temporary wage subsidy scheme. It was put in place and it was a very good idea to have industries capable of scaling up once they opened.

How do the representative bodies see the temporary wage subsidy scheme being used in respect of seasonal staff? How would the scheme be used for a typical employee who was employed for the month of August? What would that look like?