David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps I am missing this completely but if somebody is actually sick, he or she will not be there and all that moving around and replacement will have to happen anyway. Whether or not we introduce a sick scheme of any sort, if a person is sick he or she cannot go to work and should not be there. Am I right in saying that introducing this particular scheme should not have an impact in additional costs involved in replacing skills? If people are sick, they should not be at work. If they have to go to work their productivity will probably drop, they will probably be quite upset and also may infect other workers. I just do not get that. If someone is sick, he or she is sick and needs to be out and that is that.