Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)

I thank the Minister for listing the provisions in law. I do not dispute the reply, except in respect of agency workers. We have plenty of legislation in the country, the difficulty is the lack of enforcement of the law. Has the Minister seen the NERA documentation in 11 languages? It is not very detailed in respect of employment law. It is fundamentally important that it is reviewed. When will the foreign language inspectors be employed, deployed and carrying out inspections? It was promised that 90 labour inspectors would be in place by 31 December 2007. When will that number be employed and carrying out investigations? Everybody wants to ensure this country does not have a migrant under class. What discussions, if any, have taken place between the Minister and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to deal with an ongoing anomaly in the system, where people who go to the Labour Court or other employment tribunals find that their work or residency permits expire during the delay in processing their applications? They are then left illegally resident in the country.

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