Gerard Craughwell (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have a final question. Referring back to the point made by my colleague about zero hours, somebody could be in a contract and have the 19 hours a week most of the time, but every now and then the hours drift away. Such a situation must be extremely frustrating for the witnesses. I realise they are working with employers and until such time as we ban zero-hour contracts that will always be the case. However, for the families which have 19 hours work plus family income supplement who suddenly finding their hours drop to 12 hours a week with no notice, and they stay at 12 hours a week, do they immediately slip through the loop?