asked the Minister for Labour if he is aware of the concern among single women workers in a company in Dublin (name supplied) who state that they are forced to work a three-day week due to the fact that married women who are not in need of the income are also employed there; and if he will have the matter investigated by a rights officer of his Department.
Ceiseanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dublin Company's Women Employees.
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I understand that all the staff of the company in question resumed full-time working as from Monday, 12th May.
I would not be in favour of any action which would lead to discrimination against married women in employment.
Question Time is over.
I accept that the first part of the Minister's reply is correct but I think there should be an adjustment because of the single women. Would the Minister ask the rights officer to investigate that side of the matter?
I would not recommend to the Minister that he should take action to discriminate against any worker.
Some of the single women are at work so as to be able to keep aged parents.
Vote 49, Health, resumed. Deputy Dr. Gibbons to resume.
The National Manpower Service has been interviewing the workers to be made redundant with a view to seeking to place them in other employment or arranging for retraining by AnCO for those——
A Leas-Cheann Comhairle——
Question Time has finished. The Chair announced that and called Vote 49.
The Minister has answered Question No. 34.
I am sorry. I did not hear the Chair say that Question Time was over.
On a point of order——
The Chair did not call that question.
I should not have answered that question. I shall answer it or the Minister himself will answer it next day. That will be much better.
There is urgency about this matter.
I cannot take it now. It is after Question Time.
Owing to the unsatisfactory replies to Questions Nos. 2, 3 and 4 on today's Order Paper, I propose with the permission of the Chair to raise their subject matters on the Adjournment.
The Chair will communicate with the Deputy.
And I also, with the permission of the Chair, would like to raise the subject matter of Question No. 32.
The Chair will communicate with the Deputy.