Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent) | Oireachtas source

In light of the lockdown, there is an ongoing issue with community employment, CE, supervisors and their claim for support and recognition. These are people who will be on the front-line dealing with people who are in isolation and living alone and creating the community effort over the next six seeks to ensure that everything is right in the communities. I would welcome the Taoiseach's thoughts on when the Government might bring a conclusion to the matter of pension rights or some form of recognition for these staff, some of whom have worked as supervisors for more than 35 years and have done more for the State than what they are asking for. Without these schemes, this country would be a lot worse off.

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