Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael)
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I briefly make the point to the Deputy that my mindset on many of these supports is not for their long-term maintenance. If he looks at the EWSS, at the moment one worker in 12 in our country is now on that scheme. At the same time, we have many employers that cannot get the staff and the workers they need. Again, I should be open with the Deputy that more than the conditionality of access to payments being a key issue for me - and this is something I will monitor - for me, what it is now appropriate to consider is the future of the payments, full stop.