Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left) | Oireachtas source

This question relates to the Minister's plans to introduce legislation to give part-time workers the legal right to seek extra hours. The background is obviously the Dunnes Stores strike, the abuse of 15-hour contracts by that employer, the explosion of zero-hour contracts and, in particular, the Government's decision to reduce the lone parent's allowance citing circumstances whereby lone parents could seek extra hours at work. Obviously, however, they cannot do that in the absence of any legal entitlement. What discussions has the Minister had with the Minister for Social Protection in this regard?

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