Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Yes, it is the work experience element. Young people are under immense pressure for €3.48 per hour, or that is what it works out at for this gentleman. It is the same in many cases, milking 170 cows morning and evening, as well as all the work that goes with it, including slurry spreading. He works so many weeks at 35 hours per week. That brings savage pressure on young fellows. It is unfair.