Maurice Cummins (Fine Gael)

I take Senator O'Donovan's comments on board. I also seek clarification on the issue of casual labour at Fenit. Similar casual labour occurs in most commercial ports in that people can work on a weekly or monthly basis to deal with, for example, timber and other bulk products. Will such people be classified as workers of the port authority or as various employees of the various stevedores operating in the ports? While it is temporary employment, they are constantly being called in if and when required. Can casual employees be reckoned as port employees, especially in terms of voting? While voting relates to the number of employees mentioned in annual reports and so on, how will casual labourers be classified — as port employees or stevedore employees — and will they have a vote?