Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Minister will be aware that a major bogus self-employment scandal was uncovered at RTÉ a number of years ago. The issue continues and the national broadcaster has been settling some of the outstanding liabilities with the various State agencies as a result and this is continuing. It is my understanding that many of the workers who should have been classed as employees but were classed as self-employed have not been settled with in terms of their entitlements and all of the things normal employees would be entitled to. In fact, when they have asked questions and when they have raised their heads they have been treated with the strong arm of the legal department of the organisation. That is not acceptable from any organisation under the remit of the Government. Will the Government take this matter seriously? Will the Government examine the situation forensically to ensure that the workers at the centre of this scandal are treated properly? Will the Government consider whether there needs to be a criminal investigation into this matter?

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