Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise the issue of section 39 workers. As the Minister is aware, many section 39 workers held rallies and protests in the lead up to the budget. They also did so in my hometown of Galway.

I would imagine that we all recognise that section 39 workers do Trojan work and how much, as a State, we rely on their work. The reality is they often feel undervalued. We know that the income inequality has a massive impact on those workers. We also know that the income inequality aspect has an impact on retention of staff for these organisations. Will the Minister outline what steps have been taken in budget 2023 and the impact that will have on these workers?

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