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

I thank Mr. McKeon for answering that.

He stated that there is an annual contract with the local employment services, not a contract of indefinite duration. How does that align with employment law? Once a person is two years and nine months on a temporary contract, he or she is entitled to a permanent contract. How can a local employment service stay within the law for some of its employees with that kind of arrangement? Will that be the kind of arrangement if the service is contracted out?