Mr. Brian Nolan:

We have a process and continue to deal with it as the huge cancer in the workplace that it is. It eats away at and erodes workers’ terms and conditions. If we had the ability to lock people up, we would have jails full of employers. We would. The reality is there are loads of laws and more could have passed if the Bills got more support, etc., but they were shot down because people did not support them. The will is there to do whatever to deal with bogus self-employment, not just in RTÉ but throughout employment in Ireland, but this needs greater support from parties and individuals who may be present today and outside this room to make this a reality. It is not within our gift to lock people up. Maybe that is a loose way of describing of what Deputy McGrath said, but it is not that simple. Many laws suggest things are wrong, but that does not mean everyone gets locked up for it. It is not within our gift to do that, but we do pursue every avenue.