Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their very informative presentation, which was very powerful. Given what we have heard today, which is disturbing and of concern, it would be right to hear from the other actors who are not behaving as they should be, as outlined by Mr. Fleming, for example, the Maritime Survey Office, MSO, the Workplace Relations Commission, which used to be NERA, and representatives of the people who own the fleet, namely, the Irish Fish Producers Organisation, IFPO. They should be asked to attend a number of sessions so we can hear what they have to say. I am very concerned by what I have heard.

We discussed the undocumented in a committee in the previous Dáil. Reference was made to 1,500 people. We estimate that there are possibly 30,000 undocumented working in the shadow economy. Mr. Fleming said approximately 1,500 out of the 30,000 are working in the fishing sector. There is a big overlap. Could Mr. Fleming or Ms McGinley shed some light on the issue?