Mr. John McKeon:

Kind of. Three groups or bodies are responsible for determining employment status for different purposes. We determine it in respect of social insurance. The Revenue Commissioners determine it in respect of whether somebody is a schedule E taxpayer or a self-employed taxpayer. The Workplace Relations Commission, WRC, determines it in the case of employment and unemployment rights. Linked to that, as the legislation currently is, we each have to decide in our own areas. Neither I nor my staff can decide on behalf of the WRC or on behalf of the Revenue and that can be where the confusion lies.