Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy referred to an issue that is raised all the time, which is the uncertainty of working hours. Some weeks they might only have ten hours' work and more weeks they have 25 hours. They cannot plan child care, in particular, or apply for a car loan or mortgage. The lack of certainty about their working conditions is one of the messages being fed back to us loud and clear, as elected representatives.

Perhaps the witnesses might address that point as raised by Deputy Smith.