Neale Richmond (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the point the Deputy is making. He refers rightly to the case in December before the WRC where it released decisions in respect of a sample group of complaints made by 38 members of the industry. Those decisions are, of course, being appealed to the Labour Court. Separately, the Labour Court issued a decision last month in respect of another complaint related to the industry. The Deputy is undoubtedly aware of that. There are further related courses still being adjudicated on.

Ireland has a robust legal framework in place to prevent employment law abuse. The Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act lays down measures to prevent the abuse of successive fixed-term contracts and ensures the principle of equal treatment and working conditions, including the means to recognise qualifying periods of service. The Acts are working, but we accept that they can be improved, which is why we have the WRC in place to ensure that cases are addressed.

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