Marie Sherlock (Labour) | Oireachtas source

To pick up on something Mr. Barnes said, is it the general view of the council that labour force participation is as high as it is going to get and that there is no further scope for increases? This is an important point. There have been great improvements in the past two and a half decades. Female labour force participation rates were a huge part of that change. However, there is still scope to increase participation rates further. I would like to hear Mr. Barnes' views on whether he thinks labour force participation rates are where they need to be or if there is further scope for growth?