Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the delegates for their presentations. Before their presentations, we heard presentations by employee representatives. Many of them were decent individuals who explained very difficult situations for employees. Our job is to square the circle. I do not know who the squares and circles are here, and I will not say. It is a major and difficult challenge for the Oireachtas. A former KPMG chairman, Mr. Alan Buckle, wrote a very interesting article on the minimum wage in which he stated that fears with regard to the minimum wage and job losses are mostly overstated and often protect employers from other employers who would pay very low wages. I am conscious that the Chairman wants me to ask specific questions of individuals. I would like to take a straw poll to find out who is in favour of zero-hour contracts. Some organisations have said they are not, which I welcome. Could I have a show of hands as to which organisations are in favour of the use of zero-hour contracts?