Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Some points follow from this. Enforcement of employment law is far from adequate in the State. Anyone who believes that enforcement of labour law is adequate is not living in the real world and has not spoken to the people at the coal-face.

When did employment law become too onerous for the Government to seek to enforce in this way? When did a person's right to work for proper pay and conditions become too onerous an issue to decide on whether to give a company in breach of employment law grants? Surely any body in breach of any law in the State should simply not be afforded taxpayers' money until they make themselves compliant. Employment law is one of the most important elements of an individual's experience. It relates to his ability to feed himself and his family etc. I call on the Minister of State to answer these two questions. Is the Minister of State satisfied with regard to enforcement? Does he believe it is adequate? Why is employment law considered onerous but tax law is not?

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