Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will do my very best. Is it the Government's intention to legislate on the University of Limerick report proposals that were being advanced by former Minister of State, Gerald Nash? The matters I have talked about are of real concern to low and middle income workers and, in fact, to all workers. The issues are zero-hours contracts, abusive if-and-when contracts, bogus self-employment and the protection of workers in insolvencies. Does the Taoiseach agree that there are now sectors of the economy which are vulnerable to exploitation, notably catering and security? Is any statutory provision envisaged by this Government to protect those vulnerable workers?

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