Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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This is an opportunity missed.

We could, at little or no cost to the State, incentivise good practice among businesses and encourage companies to treat their workers with respect. All we are asking is that companies abide by employment law, which is not an onerous task. We do not propose penalties but that additional benefits such as grant funding and supports would be withheld from companies found not to be treating their employees in accordance with the law. If we fail to make such provision, it will be an opportunity lost.