Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the officials for participating and providing us with the information. Has any consideration at all been given to the impact that improving workers' rights and the jobs would have on the capacity to recruit? Did they consider the introduction of a living wage in these areas and improving workers' rights, such as those pertaining to statutory sick pay, and legislating against low-hours contracts? Myriad things could have been done. Have the employers who made a contribution to the review reflected on this? Did they offer a view? Does the Department have a view on this? Perhaps the officials might share it with us now.