Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I repeat the position we have, which is that we agree with pay-related jobseeker's allowance. We welcome that the Government listened with regard to the work my colleague, Deputy Kerrane, did on the straw man, the consultation on that and also the nine months. That was an important change. We do not agree with PRSI increases on employees at this juncture in the cost-of-living crisis. I articulated quite clearly the position we have on the sustainability of the Social Insurance Fund. Its sustainability can be achieved by other means and I outlined that in some detail in my Second Stage speech. It had been my intention to oppose section 3, but it just caught me a bit quickly there. Is it possible do so now? It is not. Maybe our opposition can be recorded to section 3, which contained the PRSI increases.