Mr. Neil McDonnell:

In exactly the same way as other laws, such as, and explicitly and specifically, the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act 1996, differentiate between those workers. I have not heard it said, and I have not asked Deputy Murphy, nor do I intend to, whether the State is going to remove those protections that apply to under-18 workers as part of any consideration of this. The law and the State recognise that those youth workers are in a different position and need to be treated differently purely as a result of their youth.