Pearse Doherty (Donegal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With regard to the amendment, is there power in the legislation to extend the date of the higher rate through a ministerial order if, God forbid, we went into a level 5 restriction period in, say, April or May? Are there powers for the Minister to reintroduce the higher rate or would that require legislative change? I note what the Minister said regarding the CRSS scheme. This is, however, separate and complementary to it. Does the Minister not see the benefit of or merit in being able to vary this scheme on a regional basis?