Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy referred to a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union saying pilots in Belgium have recourse to Belgian law. Obviously, that does not require legislation in this country. The point of the judgment was that the pilots can access the courts in the country they work from and reside in. That does not require legislation here as our laws do not apply in Belgium.

In relation to workers' rights, we will publish legislation before the end of the year specifically on the issue of zero-hour and if-and-when contracts to ensure that people have a better idea of the hours they will work from week to week. That is included as a priority in the legislative programme published last week.

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