Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As I said, I wish the scheme well. I am interested in the uptake because I believe some businesses are in a position to employ additional people. It will be interesting to see how the Minister's budget will cope if there is an intake, because I presume money has to be set aside to pay the approximately €300 or €400 a month the businesses will receive. I have a concern in that, while we understand the benefits to the local economy and to the people who will take up positions, we do not want to end up with a tier of businesses that are dependent on a subsidy from the State to employ people on a continuous basis. At some stage, somebody will have to make an assessment that such businesses need to break that dependency. While they are not dependent as yet, it is something to watch for in the future.

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