Mr. Neil McGowan:

It is clear that both the employers and the employees will need additional supports from the State to get through the crisis. Conditionality must be attached because if the State is to hand over large sums to employers, a social dividend has to arise from that. That social dividend will keep people in employment and that is why conditionality in respect of compulsory redundancies is so important. We will not tolerate employers receiving large sums from the State on the one hand, while making people redundant on a compulsory basis on the other hand.