Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I join with Teachta Murphy in pressing the Minister on this. The Minister can clearly come out and debunk what is being put out the media. The suggestion in the media is that he will put a pause on the provisions. That is something he either is or is not actively considering now. He can very easily, quickly and simply either confirm or deny what we have read in the media. It is unfair to those workers who depend on this measure and believe it is coming. I shared Teachta Murphy's concerns about the Bill and put forward a number of amendments, but the Government pressed ahead with it. The Minister said he was going to deliver this, and now we read that there is a potential for it to be paused. I press the Minister to either confirm or deny that. I encourage him to read the ICTU report on the cost of doing business. It debunks an awful lot of the myths that have been put into the public domain by very well-off employers.

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