Mr. Greg Ennis:

No. We touched on the issue of sole traders and it is important to make this point. Some workers were wrongly classified as sole traders and the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection ultimately found that they were legally employees. Such workers did not have the necessary 13 PRSI contributions to receive anything from the State earlier this year. The answer to the Deputy's question is that, no, I am not aware of any such employer assistance.