Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I thank the Minister of State for that response. It is not just me but others, namely, business representative groups, have classed the ICOB grant as falling far short. They use the word "failure". They say this grant scheme will be another failure if it mirrors exactly the other model. In the discussions regarding this measure, was consideration given to making a significant contribution towards the wages of employes through either a PRSI rebate or a similar scheme? As the Minister of State knows, this is something my party favoured following engagement with IBEC, ISME and other representative groups. Was consideration given to that or did it come up in the course of the discussions between the Department and the business representatives?