Paul Gavan (Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I second the amendment. I welcome the Minister. I support what Senator Nash has said. I have come across the issue of underemployment regularly during my time as a trade union official. There was an interesting report published this week from Social Justice Ireland and it suggested a figure of well in excess of 100,000 workers. It is a major issue. Sinn Féin supports this Bill and wants to be constructive. It is worth reiterating the points made by Senator Nash and requesting the Government to give strong consideration to acting on it in due course.