Michael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

That table was to be given to the Deputy and I apologise for the fact that it was not. We will get it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

The joint investigation unit undertakes highly visible site visits and inspections on construction sites. The work involves the examination of contractors and employees on such sites. A key objective is to ensure that all visits are properly planned, executed and reported upon. There were 2,126 construction site visits last year. Visits are generally unannounced but efforts are made to ensure that disruption to construction activity is minimal. They serve to support compliance by affording Revenue and other agencies an opportunity to engage with contractors, subcontractors and employees present on a site to ensure that they are aware of their obligations and to detect, disrupt and deter non-compliance. This is achieved by interviewing those persons present on a site. A total of 11,699 interviews were conducted last year. In 2016 special emphasis was placed on challenging the inappropriate classification of workers as self-employed contractors. Principal contractors engaging a large number of individual subcontractors and with several layers of subcontracting below them were selected for examination. This activity resulted in 848 individuals being registered as PAYE employees and in the reclassification of 345 subcontractors as employees.

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