Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

This was discussed in a previous question by another Deputy. I thank the Minister for saying that the publication of the report on bogus self-employment, which I commissioned as a Minister, and on which the Departments of Social Protection and Finance cooperated, including reference to the then Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, is imminent. I have been asking about this for well over a year. The report was very specific. There was extensive input from the trade unions, particularly the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU. I do not understand why it should not be released.

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