Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed)

4:00 pm

Photo of Maurice QuinlivanMaurice Quinlivan (Limerick City, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I seek clarification on that. The witnesses have said on numerous occasions that various commentators have said X, Y and Z and they have quoted from them. Most of the contributors who have appeared before the committee to date have had problems with this before they came in the door. I do not believe they wish to legislate for the issue. Representatives of the unions will appear before the committee after these witnesses, and the witnesses might have more things to say after the union representatives appear so that we have more balance. They might quote from some of the union representatives and Deputy Cullinane. I am concerned that the witnesses are quoting people who, when they appeared before the committee, offered no solution to the problem we have, which is zero-hour, if-and-when and banded hours contracts. That is my concern.

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