Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I am not directly involved in that but will speak about it to the Minister, Deputy Michael McGrath, and ask him to come back to the Deputy in more detail. I hear what she is saying about wanting to avoid a cliff-edge. We are trying to move away from the idea that Covid is a special illness that is treated differently to other illnesses. It will be with us forever and needs to be seen in the round in terms of what is offered to people when it comes to sick pay and other things. That process needs to happen in an orderly way.

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