Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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While we wait for other members to attend - some are caught up in the Dáil and at various other committee meetings - may I ask the witnesses questions about classification of workers? It is an issue I have raised with Mr. Cody previously in the context of self-employment, employment and PRSI. The witnesses will have read the Comptroller and Auditor General's recent chapter on the classification of workers, chapter 14. Does Mr. Cody accept that there is a significant issue with wrongly classified employment in a number of sectors? There are recommendations, and I will come to them in a minute. The Revenue Commissioners have been doing checks on the matter. That is welcome, and they have been reporting to us on that, but does Mr. Cody accept that there is still a fairly significant problem there?