John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank all of the witnesses for their direct, open, informative and frank contributions. This is the second session the committee has undertaken in its work on bogus self-employment. We will have other witnesses before us in the months ahead, after which we will produce a report and issue recommendations within months. We have not restricted the time for doing this because we often find at one meeting that further witnesses should be invited. We want to be open and thorough, while also making very specific recommendations. It is clear from the evidence presented today that the capacity of the existing system to identify people who are in bogus self-employment contracts is not sufficient. The numbers simply do not tally, be it total numbers or sectoral numbers. There is a deficiency in the system and that is a cause of concern. We cannot rely on the State numbers as they underestimate the extent of the practice. There is work for the committee to do in that regard.

If, in the coming months, the witnesses wish to present further information or evidence they believe would be of use to the committee and its work, they should feel free to correspond with us. A report will be published in a few months. On behalf of the committee, I again thank Ms King, Mr. O'Hanlon, Mr. Wall and Mr. Dooley for their time and their presentation.