Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

One of the big issues in this company – I was just about to say the words, a Cheann Comhairle – is bogus self-employment. How many times have we heard on the media today, and we heard it earlier from the Tánaiste that some of the pilots have joined the picket lines today, the implication being that they do not have the support of their colleagues? The reason their colleagues did not come out is that they are not directly employed, they are bogusly self-employed. They wear Ryanair uniforms and fly Ryanair planes but they are forced to sign contracts which say they are officially self-employed. Therefore they are in a vulnerable position and were not able to take a stand today but supported their colleagues who did do so. It would be fitting and appropriate to pass an amendment which promotes the rights of workers who are in bogus self-employment. This does not just apply to construction or the airline industry. This is a growing trend in Irish society.

There is a remarkable similarity between Deputy O'Dea's amendment and the Bill that we put forward late last year-----

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