Employment Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 October 2013

Tuesday, 1 October 2013

Ceisteanna (148)

Joe Higgins

Ceist:

148. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the number of workers here subjected to a regime of zero hour contracts by their employers and the way the latest available figures compare to previous years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40976/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach (Deputy Paul Kehoe)

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment in the State. Information on zero hour contracts is not collected in the survey.