Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

The Minister knows he did not answer the question. He is the Minister for Finance. Does he know the details of the agreement? He might answer that question.

The second question has been touched on. Is Ryanair abusing the scheme? Aer Lingus has done something similar. Ryanair has reduced its workers to 50% of their wages and is availing of the wage subsidy scheme. A press statement from Michael O'Leary says openly that Ryanair is putting people on a monthly income of 50%. The rules of the wage subsidy scheme say employers should apply for 70% of average net weekly pay for January and February of 2020 based on payroll submissions made to Revenue by the employer.

That does not seem to be in line with the rules. The rules state one can get 70% of the net weekly pay for January and February. However, what has happened is that workers' wages have been cut to 50% and they are only get 70% of that.

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