Matt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent)
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Before I ask my questions, I note there has been some dissing going on here between the private sector representatives and unions. On the issue of collective bargaining, which I have raised many times, ISME should be on the Labour Employer Economic Forum, LEEF, so that the voice of small business is heard. It was not heard in the last round - quite dramatically - in the context of the steep increase in the minimum wage, which is why the Government is now providing supports to employers. We do not need to get into union bashing or talking about employers and how they treat unions. We are talking about a much different thing.

To get back to the ESRI, with respect to its analysis of the sub-minimum wage, how many of those employees are in full-time permanent employment?