Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

-----to Mr. Healy who stated at an earlier sitting of this Oireachtas committee that hiring through agencies may have been an aspect of the past but it is certainly not the situation in the industry now. Are the authorities investigating the issue of agencies used by meat factories? Is the Revenue satisfied that all legally necessary supports are being paid by the factories to the workers? We know that the German Government has decided to ban the use of subcontractors in large meat plants. All meat workers should be employed by the factory and, therefore, have full protection under employment law. Can Mr. Healy state if this will be happening here? In the future, if there are outbreaks in food processing plants like these plants, will they be closed down like these plants have been?