Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)

Will the Minister order an inquiry? I understand that neither the Department of Social and Family Affairs nor the Revenue Commissioners has been aware of the way in which this exemption from PRSI and PAYE tax has been operated for the benefit of this company. It gives a multi-million euro advantage to this company which is not enjoyed by Irish employers operating in the system and treating their workers decently. I want the Minister to undertake to have an inquiry carried out into what is essentially another part of the Gama scam in which its workers have been treated exceptionally badly by the employer. Not only has it been ripping off the workers, it has also been ripping us off as taxpayers.

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