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

During Covid a lot of companies were supported. I have seen reports in which people have speculated that many companies that would have closed down in the normal course of events were kept alive, which is a good thing in many ways. Now that these supports are being unwound and taken away, do the officials anticipate that many companies will become insolvent and close? Is there a pent-up demand or potential for closures, which may be a delayed reaction in some ways? Has research been done on that? This legislation, if and when it is enforced, will be important.