Enterprise Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 March 2015

Tuesday, 3 March 2015

Questions (149)

Peadar Tóibín

Question:

149. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if the Central Statistics Office currently records the use of zero-hour contracts by employers, and related data, as currently collected by the British Office of National Statistics. [9262/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The Central Statistics Office's surveys to measure employment and earnings do not include questions which can distinguish the number of persons on zero-hour contracts.