Michael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will engage with the relevant bodies in relation to this issue. We made progress, as the Deputy knows, in relation to school secretaries, for example. A large group of people across the country are directly involved in providing public services on behalf of the State but are not directly employed by the State. That raises the kinds of issues the Deputy has brought up, such as not being able to benefit from Building Momentum and so on. There has been some progress in the healthcare area, in particular, through the work of the WRC. I will examine it and I will come back to the Deputy, having consulted with my relevant Cabinet colleagues.

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