Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein)
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I have a concern related to the introduction of this SEO, which I very much welcome and I glad the Minister of State is recommending it for acceptance. If we are to police it properly, do we not need to give the WRC more powers? Currently, if I am a worker on one of these construction sites, I have to make a reference or complaint to the WRC. What would normally happen in those circumstances is I would lose my job. There is a great deal of fear among workers on these sites. Why do we not consider increasing the powers of the WRC inspectors to ensure there is full compliance with SEOs? Currently, we do not have that.