Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Will that include subcontractors? There is a huge range of subcontractors across the home care sector and I have received complaints about the conditions of those workers. At the very least, could the Minister and the Taoiseach, Deputy Kenny, with whom I have also raised this matter, not begin to collect the statistics and give us the facts? As a result we would know what the situation is not just in one company or in one instance, but across the economy, and how many workers are on zero hour contracts and the conditions under which they are working. Then, perhaps, the Minister could bring legislation to the House.

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