Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

To be fair, the Tánaiste has looked at all of this, and in the context of the July stimulus, we all collectively looked at it. It is not as simple or as easy as the Deputy has put forward. There are real issues with regard to its administration and validation throughout the economy. I take the general point he made and we will continue to work on this with regard to how supports can meaningfully be given to people in the situations he has outlined. I am not so sure whether the amendment to tonight's legislation is the appropriate vehicular mechanism to do it because the broader question is the restart grant and its application.

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