Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Employment Permits (Consolidation and Amendment) Bill 2019

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The committee would benefit from hearing that information.

In Ms Ward's experience, do breaches happen at the higher or lower end of the wage market? In my opinion and experience, breaches of this nature happen to low-paid workers. They happen to the most vulnerable workers whose first language is not English. It is fine if Ms Ward does not have information on the specific industry. I will welcome that information when we get it. However, does this happen, for the most part, to workers who have degrees? I know the term "low skilled" is used in a pejorative way. I am not suggesting Ms Ward uses it in a pejorative way but it can be used as such. Clearly, these workers are essential. We would not be revising the system to ensure we had them if we did not need them. It is my opinion that breaches are happening to low-paid workers. I am interested to know if that is the view.

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