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

The main information we have is the employment figures for the fourth quarter of last year, which would not be relevant to the Deputy's question. The period for which figures will answer his question will be the first quarter of this year. We will not have those employment figures for a few more weeks.

From anecdotal evidence and my engagement with a wide variety of employers, I have little sense of jobs that were available before Covid not being available now. In fairness, it will take a little time - it will be towards the end of this year - before we are clearer on the interplay between leaving the EWSS and companies trading in a different economic environment. We will not have the employment figures for a few more weeks, but I do not have any feedback at the moment regarding pre-Covid jobs no longer being available.