Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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Regarding the figures for August 2019 to June 2022, which is just under a three-year period, 110 investigations were commenced in media and journalism. There were 28 still ongoing when this report was put together. The number of investigations completed was 82 but the number of workers reclassified was 50. That is just in media and journalism. In construction, the number of investigations completed was 22 and there were nine reclassified. I understand that one investigation could cover a number of workers. I am not saying each worker is a separate investigation. In miscellaneous services, there were 19 investigations completed and 15 workers reclassified. Looking at the total across the sectors, there were 311 investigations carried out by the employment status investigation unit in that three-year period. On foot of the 167 that were completed, 93 workers were reclassified. We have to bear in mind that the employment investigation unit, with the best will in the world, will only get some places. It will not get everywhere.