Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

He suggested that his objective was the same as ours in terms of the issue of concern in that he is trying to get full-time people, and I accept this. I am not entirely sure why the Minister of State will not accept what I think is a reasonable compromise amendment, because it would set it out clearly in the legislation that while the option is retained to use agency people where they are needed, the optimum situation is for us to employ people on a full-time permanent and direct basis rather than on an agency basis. The amendment I have tabled is in line with what the Minister of State said, and deals with his concern that this option should be available. I am not sure why he will not accept it.

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