Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael)
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I am sorry to rush Dr. Trant, but due to the time constraints I must ask if we can we see the difference between now and a year ago. The grant for €2,000 has been in place for two years and €1,000 comes in after six months. Have we seen a difference in the take-up by micro employers? The issue for me is that they are coming into a company where the micro employer does not have the time to skill the person up and he or she cannot afford them to be gone for two days for training. I know we are looking at measures and ways to manage that. Have we seen a difference in the past two years since the incentive was introduced? I do not know if the incentive alone is enough.