Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

My second question is directed to the representatives of Meat Industry Ireland. The Labour Party produced a Bill on sick pay last September. Obviously we strongly believe that every worker should have access to paid sick leave in this country. While I welcome that Meat Industry Ireland is not opposed to the introduction of paid sick leave, with all of the attention on the sector in recent months it is astonishing that the sector has made no proactive move to extend the coverage of paid sick leave to more workers in advance of legislation.

Mr. Carroll made reference to concerns about tax issues, welfare issues and costs in terms of the legislation. Can he elaborate on those concerns please?