Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Of course it would also be possible to include some compensation for the variation in hours into the funding mechanism as well. That would be another way to look at it. If a person was opposed to the social welfare system, it could be looked at from another angle and tailor the contracts of employment and also the funding to exactly match with that. However, the nature of the work does not lend itself very well to that because of the variability of the hours. It does not lend itself very well to forward planning.

If that is all of our questions, I will conclude. On behalf of the committee I thank Mr. Justin Moran, Mr. Eamon O'Shea, Ms Maria Jackson and Mr. Fiacre Hensey for attending and for sharing with us their valuable insights.