Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The universities know this legislation is on the way. Has there been a cultural change, even with regard to the definition of employment? There has been some very precarious employment. In parts of the sector, there are much poorer levels of secure employment than in even the preschool sector. Some of it is deplorable. Is Dr. Wall getting the impression that they are changing, even in defining precarious employment, zero-hour contracts and so on? Some of it is of a very poor standard.