John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I also support it. I tabled an amendment on bogus self-employment. I did not get to speak on it, but obviously there is a serious issue there. I have spoken to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Deputy Regina Doherty, extensively, as have others. We are missing out on PRSI contributions from employers through the establishment of bogus self-employment arrangements. However, there is a broader issue there. Look at the EU average. Across the board, we are way behind on the level at which employers pay PRSI contributions. If we came up to the EU average, it would be worth an extra €8 billion a year. There are huge issues facing us, including, obviously, the ticking time bomb in our pension system. There are serious issues that we have to face up to here, so I will be supporting this amendment. An extensive and very thorough piece of work needs to be done on all of this. Hopefully, this will be the start, and I support it.