Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to debate the following urgent matter: the need for the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to explain why, despite his commitment that the labour inspectorate would urgently investigate the conditions of 56 Serbians working on the ESB's €3 billion networks renewal scheme, seven weeks later, the inspectorate has not yet submitted its report to the Labour Relations Commission; why workers are still awaiting substantial arrears due to them; and what actions will be taken against the employer, Energo, which, according to evidence produced by the TEEU, was paying workers a mere €3.21 an hour in breach of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000, the registered employment agreement and a number of other pieces of employment law.

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