Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 May 2013
191. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if her attention has been drawn to concerns about exploitation in the au pair industry arising from the lack of a regulatory framework (details supplied); if she accepts that this puts both children and au pairs at risk; and if she will consider the establishment of an interdepartmental working group to address the issues concerned. [21951/13]
View answerI recently met representatives of the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland in relation to these matters. It transpired from our discussions that the issues of concern were primarily in relation to the establishment and protection of employment rights. As such it is a matter for the consideration of the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, whose function it is to establish and protect employment rights, as would the introduction of any regulatory framework.
