Mr. John McKeon:

I can tell Deputy Munster definitely that the way the Department operates in determining employment status is to determine each case on its own merits, using criteria which are clearly set out in the code of conduct for the determination of employment status, which was developed in the noughties and agreed by IBEC and ICTU. We apply those criteria to each case on its individual merits. We do not and have not determined that all employees of a particular sector are one status or another. On that basis, I do not agree with the Deputy's proposition and I do not think there is a need for an investigation.