Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank all the witnesses. I thank the memberships of the union groups for their essential work right throughout the Covid crisis in what must have been very difficult circumstances for them given the devastation to the sector. I just wanted to extend that thanks. I want to afford the representatives from SIPTU and Fórsa the time to address the issue of the temporary wage subsidy scheme, TWSS, and the EWSS as they have been employed in the sector. I have been contacted by scores of workers from the two unions who continue to struggle to get access or to get arrears paid. Will the representatives outline their experience of managing that situation, the impact on their members, what the current state of play is and what they are asking of the Government or relevant authorities? Perhaps Mr. McGowan can begin.