Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein)
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That is fine. I will bring that back up with our colleagues in the union movement. I appreciate that the witnesses have given me some answer today. I thank them for that.

The second matter I want to raise is the concern I have, as to many others, regarding the issue of bogus self-employment. A reference was made to the construction sector a little earlier. I can tell the witnesses that if construction workers go around most of the construction sites across Limerick looking for work at the moment, they will be told that they can have jobs once they become self-employed. We know that this has become a matter of course in the postal and courier businesses as well. There is a massive issue when it comes to bogus self-employment. Does the Department recognise that there are real concerns in this area? What plans does it have to tackle the issue?