Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent)
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70. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the consultation process on zero-hour contracts will commence; how it will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39666/15]

Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the consultation process has commenced. My Department has published on its website a consultation document to assist interested parties in making a written submission in response to the University of Limerick’s study. The consultation process runs for a period of eight weeks from Monday 9^thNovember 2015 to Monday 4^thJanuary 2016. In addition to seeking written submissions from all interested parties, I intend meeting with employer representative bodies and worker representative bodies and non-Governmental organisations on 24^thNovember 2015 to hear their initial views first hand.

I know the Deputy has a particular interest in the study from the perspective of seasonal workers, and I would welcome any submissions from seasonal workers or their representatives in response to the study’s findings and recommendations.