Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)

The committee published its report and the rapporteur was Deputy Anthony Lawlor. It made a number of important conclusions and recommendations. I thank the Minister for considering some of the findings in the report. Does the Minister agree with the finding of the committee that the current social welfare system is decidedly unequal in that one person can work ten hours per week distributed over two days and receive an unemployment payment while others can work the same number of hours distributed over five days and be ineligible for any social welfare payment? Does the Minister accept the urgent need, given the change in the workforce, to address this inequality? How soon can we expect proposals on casual and part-time workers in line with, or taking on board some of the recommendations of, Deputy Anthony Lawlor's report?

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