James Reilly (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise, I was in the Seanad with a Bill and then had to go to a quick meeting. We are all concerned that workers have been taken advantage of with these zero-hour contracts and the whole issue of banded hours. The statistic given here today, that 32.4% of workers are earning €400 or less gross, is a disturbing figure and certainly one the committee will want to look at long and hard. We are very proud of the fact that we have gotten so many people back at work, but we want to make sure that the wages they earn allow them a decent standard of living. Clearly that piece of information was not something that had been highlighted to us before Ms King came in here today. For that point alone I would like to thank her.

In respect of the overall Bill itself, are there any issues with it that Ms King would like to see changed to improve things from the worker's perspective or is she happy that the Bill is complete?