Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Gender Equality
Recommendations of the Report of the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Fiona O'Riordan:
We do not have a standard classification. We ask a question. The International Labour Organization, ILO, classification of employment is complex. We have anecdotal evidence that people feel that they are sometimes not represented when we ask them questions about their caring. The way people are asked these questions is slightly subjective. I am coming from a survey perspective. Mr. Culhane might have a more administrative data perspective. For example, the Department of Social Protection has information on the carer's allowance whereas we are asking people questions. That is the subtle difference.
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