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

So it is not something MII would survey. For those of us, particularly those from a workers' rights background but not exclusively, when one considers the industry, as pointed out by Ms McGinley, is characterised by low pay and precarious work one would tend towards the view that it is not a highly unionised sector, particularly for those people at the business end.

With regard to recruiting people domestically and trying to find people to work in these factories under the terms and conditions offered, and I say the following a bit tongue in cheek, has the industry ever tried raising wages? I mean if one tried to live in this State on the type of money that meat plants offer to migrant workers one would find it extremely difficult to build a life, feed a family, put down roots or have any sort of comfort. Mr. Carroll represents a very profitable sector so would it not occur to him that if the wages were better it would stimulate demand among domestic workers to apply for the jobs?