Michael McNamara (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I have one follow-up question. We received very helpful submissions from ICTU and from the Independent Workers Union on the issue of the varying reactions at various times in various meat plants. The Independent Workers Union stated:

...in one meat plant, on the first day of lockdown, the doors to the women’s locker rooms and toilets were bolted open to the wall without prior notice. According to management, this was done so that the female employees wouldn’t touch the doors. However, these facilities open into the main hallway, and the women felt humiliated and dehumanised, being forced to change in full sight of all passers-by, all in the interest of 'health and safety'.

In your survey, did you come across anything like that?