Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)

Question 17: To ask the Minister for Jobs; Enterprise and Innovation in view of the current review of the joint labour committee and registered employment agreements, his views on the statement by the Employment Research Centre in Trinity College Dublin that the JLC system has kept more workers employed because they effectively outlaw zero hour contracts; if he will give a commitment not to reduce the time and a third payments for anti social hours; if he will ensure that an inability to pay clause will not be abused by employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14730/11]

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