Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I take the point that every case depends on its own facts. Of course it does, that is why we have an objective to measure facts against. I also know that many people want to be self-employed. We are not worried about such people, however, we are concerned with those who do not want to be self-employed but who, against their wishes, are designated as being self-employed. I take Deputy Brady's comment on the Minister's point about legal definition. A legal definition of "employee" versus a definition of "self-employed" would be very long and would, more or less, use the same terminology that contained in the code of practice. Perhaps we could change the wording of the amendment for Report Stage in order to seek to define the matter legally. I will look at that and, therefore, I will not press the amendment. I will bring it back in a different guise on Report Stage.