Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not believe so at the moment. Even though new entrants cannot join from 1 January on, they can do so all the way up to the end of December. While I can never be certain about where we will be with the disease, which is an obvious point to make by now, if things take a turn for the worse, employers can enter the scheme at any point up to the end of the year. This gives adequate scope to affected employers. At the moment, I believe this is the right balance.