Pat Gallagher (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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344. To ask the Minister for Social Protection further to his commitment to review the issues and concerns for seasonal and part-time workers and their entitlement to jobseeker's benefit, the progress to date and the further steps he plans to take in order to solve the ongoing problems for these workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4580/17]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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During the Dáil report stage debate on the Social Welfare Bill 2016 I agreed that I would ask my officials to examine the issue of jobseeker's benefit and the treatment of part-time and seasonal workers, including those categorised as having subsidiary employment.

Work has commenced with a view to having a report ready by the end of March/early April 2016. This report will be presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection for their consideration. This timeframe for this report is ambitious but I am committed to producing the report as quickly as possible so that it can inform Budget 2018 discussions.

Because this report is still being drafted, it is not yet possible to provide further information on the findings of the report.