Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In his final reply, will the Minister of State address what exactly is he and his colleagues in the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, which looks after labour law, going to do in the next short period of time? To my mind, the lack of legislation from the Department since its took over stewardship of this area is very concerning. There are people in the workplace who are hugely vulnerable because they are in precarious employment. There is a race to the bottom, which is what we all say if we are speaking about Tesco workers and Bus Éireann workers and the move to agency staff. Running down people's standard of employment and their rates of pay is a huge concern, which all political parties, including that of the Minister of State, share. What will the Minister of State and the Department do with regard to offering legislation to try to address this, because we do not see anything coming from the Department?

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