Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

2 o’clock

In the context of the employment figures, we now have 1.93 million people at work, which is the best figure since 2009. That is welcome news for everyone. The fact is that 94% of the extra employment that has been created is full-time employment, so it is not affected by the zero-hour situation.

Regarding the legislation to which the Deputy referred, work is ongoing in the Department and I understand that it will be introduced next year.

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