Last night, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions described the Government's small business supports package as being anti-worker. The Government promised workers that the number of statutory sick leave days would rise next January from five to seven, and again in January 2026 from seven to ten days. However, the Minister has stated that he will review the ESRI research on the impact of statutory sick leave before deciding on any further increases. This is a broken promise to more than 1 million workers. The Government is downgrading a definite pledge to a mere possibility. Meanwhile, the Minister has written to the Low Pay Commission asking it to consider a report on rising business costs before making recommendations on next year's national minimum wage rates and has organised a review of the proposed roadmap for increasing minimum annual remuneration thresholds for employment permits. In other words, the Minister is busy undermining the rights of sick people-----

Time is up.

-----the low paid and migrants all at once.

Time is up.

My question is this-----

Time is up.

I want to ask my question.

No, time is up.

Let me ask my question.

The time is up, Deputy. Resume your seat.

The Ceann Comhairle's inflexibility on this is unreal.

Resume your seat.

Is it because I am asking questions on behalf of workers?

Resume your seat, Deputy. The Minister has one minute to respond.

Thank God the Deputy is not the only workers' representative here. All of us represent workers. We do so in a country where 90,000 new jobs have been added to the economy over the past year.

Answer the question on sick pay.

Éist liom.

Answer the question on sick pay.

Stop interrupting.

Relax for a second. I am trying to answer. Just relax. There are 2.7 million people at work, and we have to ensure there is an economy there to support good jobs for people. I am a firm believer in and always have been an advocate for workers' rights. The decision to increase statutory sick leave is not required until quarter 4 of this year. We have already made significant changes in respect of maternity and paternity rights, as the Deputy knows, that are supported by the budgets this Government votes on and passes and that the Deputy and his party oppose every year. We are taking a phased approach to this matter. The review is being carried, and rightly so, because we have to make sure we balance increased cost for workers and the increased cost of business, ICOB-----

The Government made a promise and has now paused it.

ICOB grants support small businesses that employ people right across this country-----

Time is up, Minister.

-----and I am assuming the Deputy agrees with me-----

I am sorry, Minister, the time is up.