I understand legislation is promised by the end of the year to provide protections for workers on insecure, low-hour contracts but, given that a publicly-subsidised State-owned public transport company, namely, Bus Éireann, is looking at introducing a low-hour and low-pay regime for those workers in its expressway service, scandalously lowering the terms and conditions of hundreds of workers, can the Taoiseach inform the Dáil as to whether this legislation could be brought forward urgently, and as a priority, in the coming weeks?

The Government has set out the list of legislation for publication this session and it is being worked on. I will advise the Deputy on the state of preparation in respect of the legislation he mentions.