Ms Ashley Connelly:

I thank the Senator for his question. I concur with Mr. Kavanagh and Mr. McGowan but I reiterate what my colleague, Mr. Staunton, said earlier. In the absence of a sustainable plan to deal with the longevity of this crisis, we find ourselves engaging with employers regularly and constantly the asks are coming back to the workers. That will not be sustainable into the future and we need to deal with our collective responsibility to address the issues in terms of wage subsidy schemes and into the future. Similar to the issue my colleague, Mr. Cullen, spoke about earlier, cabin crew in one airline were also made compulsorily redundant earlier this year after working decades in a company and giving loyal service. That company went ahead and advertised jobs within a couple of weeks. We need a sustainable plan that also provides protections for workers into the future.