Maurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome, on behalf of Sinn Féin, the passing of the Bill. It is an important day for workers. It is the first time we have had a statutory right to sick pay for an awful lot of people. I welcome that very much. There were a few issues we had with the Bill, but we are happy to support it. The Minister of State referred to the issue of sick certificates for people who are sick. That is a particular problem for low-paid workers who do not have a medical card. Having to pay to go to a GP can cost some of them up to half their daily wages or more. We need to look at that. We may look at adding extra days as well. It is a good day for us and for workers that this Bill has passed. We support it.

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