John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)

I will conclude on this section and then open it up to members for additional questions.

This is a serious problem for us. When I say "us", I speak of everyone in the House. When workers are outside the gate highlighting a serious employment issue, that is on everyone - legislators and the commission. Someone gave the example earlier of secretaries and caretakers in schools. There are similarities there. It is not right or acceptable in this day and age where people who are working in the same building, using equipment provided by the Oireachtas, are having to go outside these gates at Christmas time or in the summer to sign on. It is something we are going to have to seriously look at in terms of moving these workers into the Civil Service. I will conclude on that point. I will have other questions on other matters when I come back in. I will open it back up to Deputy Dolan again.