John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank our guests for attending, for their opening statements and for their ongoing work on the issue, particularly that of ONE Galway and Unite. The Low Pay Commission has also played an important role, and I will start with Dr. de Buitléir. The Low Pay Commission carried out a review.

In his opening statement he was critical of the absence of reliable data and used the words "ad hocsurveys", which is a disappointing use of language. Much evidence and very useful data have been collected which have lifted the lid on the prevalence of the theft of employees' tips across the board. Even in his review he highlighted the lack of data. When the Low Pay Commission was examining this did it seek to carry out its own analysis? Did it commission any report examining the area?