Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This question relates to public procurement. The Minister of State will be aware that I have taken a considerable interest in the matter. I am concerned, not least because of a number of very well publicised cases in which there has been evidence and allegations of flagrant breaches of labour law and exploitation of workers. I had cause to speak again yesterday with the workers who are in dispute with JJ Rhatigan in respect of Kishogue Community College in Lucan; that is ongoing. The question is straightforward. What are the plans to ensure full compliance with all legal obligations under labour legislation by companies awarded public contracts with respect to their use of subcontractors, which is the issue at the heart of the JJ Rhatigan dispute?

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