Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The conversation has probably moved on. I am sure we would all like to see a statutory sick pay scheme for all workers in the State. Covid has shown in recent months the kind of precarious employment that exists, but we must also recognise the precariousness of employing. I ran a small business for a number of years and I get very frustrated when I read some of the input coming from Congress in particular, which reads as if every employer can pay every cost. One has to differentiate between large, profitable employers and very small employers. Ms King said in her opening statement that "businesses with a genuine inability to pay can be supported in meeting their obligations through financial measures"? What is she proposing in that regard?