Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 140: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on the issue of forced labour; the incidences of cases reported to him or agencies under his remit; his views on whether additional legislation is required to deal with this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38853/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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This is a matter in the first instance for the Minister of Justice Equality and Defence.

While my Department has a responsibility for providing redress mechanisms for alleged breaches of employment law, this does not extend to the area of forced labour or slavery, which are serious criminal offences and by definition are outside normal employment relationship.