Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

Does the Minister accept that the prevalence of if-and-when contracts and precarious work gives the lie to the idea of a strong recovery and good quality jobs being created? Given that 32% of workers are working fewer than 35 hours per week, 24% of workers work different hours each week and 41% of workers work part-time because they cannot find full-time work, compared to less than 30% across the European Union, it is clear we have a worrying drive towards increasing labour market flexibility. This comes at the expense of workers' security and workers knowing what is happening next week and being able to access mortgages, etc. In reality, we have vicious exploitation of workers, in particular, workers in certain sectors, such as retail, and women - this issue is distinctly gendered.

What is the Government going to do about it? Which of the recommendations - I agree that they are good - is the Government going to accept and try to legislate for?

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