Bertie Ahern (Dublin Central, Fianna Fail)

The Bill has already started its passage through the House. There is a difference between the number of people identified in the survey as working as whole-time equivalents. In the report to which Deputy Kenny refers, it is stated that, if one works for over an hour in any capacity, one is classed as a full-time employee. That is not the way to count the public service. There is an enormous difference between the figures from the Department of Finance and those in the survey.

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