Sarah O'Reilly (Aontú)

My other question concerns workers in Wellman International. Will the Minister answer why a multimillion-euro multinational company has used a tax loophole to cut ties with its subsidiary, gone into examinership and can only offer statutory redundancy, citing lack of funds? It is a multimillion-euro industry. The people who worked there all their lives are being offered statutory redundancy. Other subsidiaries in the Indorama group across Europe have gotten proper redundancy protection in recent years. Why have employees in Mullagh not received similar treatment?

Given the UK Supreme Court's finding that biological sex is the basis for sex-based protections under the UK Equality Act 2010 and considering the Gender Recognition Act 2015's lack of clarity in distinguishing between sex and gender, will the Minister commit to amending the Gender Recognition Act 2015 to explicitly define sex as biological sex? Such an amendment could ensure that Irish women's sex-based rights including access to single-sex spaces are protected in line with the principles of fairness and legal coherence highlighted in the For Women Scotland case while maintaining Ireland's distinct legal equality framework.

On disability, in the Minister's statement he said there is a commitment to "real improvements in services and supports for people with disabilities" and that he wished to improve the wage subsidy scheme. It has poor uptake among employers. What percentage of that budget goes unspent? On disability welfare payments, a high number are granted on appeal. Has the Minister looked into the reason for that? Will he comment on any plans to implement personalised budgets for people with disabilities?