Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 December 2020

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Introduction of Statutory Sick Pay: Discussion

Mr. Neil McDonnell:

-----but what that means is that the employee rate is only 4%. That is even lower than in countries such as France, where these social benefits are far higher. The Deputy really needs to think about this in a logical, structured way and stop blaming employers for all the ills of Ireland.