National Economic and Social Council
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-08
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

I accept Deputy McDonald's point in relation to domestic violence leave in Northern Ireland but I do not think we can view things in isolation. If one take's sick pay for example, what we offer people in terms of sick pay is more per day than people get per week in Northern Ireland. One has to look at things in the round. The same also applies to the minimum wage, for example.

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Sitting date: 2023-02-08