Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Canney. I had intended to ask a different question first, but as we discussing labour costs and the medium term, I will follow up on the issue raised by Deputy Canney.

The ESRI recently published some work on the minimum wage which related to the 2016 change. It showed that in 3% of firms it led to higher costs, but in around 90% of firms it did not. The programme for Government sets out a commitment to progress the living wage over the lifetime of the Government. Has the ESRI considered what impact that will have on labour costs in the medium term? Has it considered doing any work on the impact on equality and Irish businesses?

I would like to follow up on some of Deputy Canney's questions on what the future of work will look like post Covid, not just in terms of the living wage or remote working but also perhaps something like a four-day week.