Just before Christmas, the Minister, Deputy Regina Doherty, promised legislation to deal with zero-hour contracts and other problems. As we know, workers in their tens of thousands are on if-and-when contracts or in precarious employment, and sectoral agreements are not being adhered to. Yesterday I met workers working on the historic Boland's Mills site which is being run by a contractor that also has the contract for the national children's hospital. Those workers informed me that they do not get payslips. They do not know what deductions are being made. They say Romanian workers are being paid less than the sectoral employment agreement rates. This stuff is rampant. Agencies are being set up that are not registered, paying people less.

I call the Tánaiste.

When will that legislation come in to secure the rights of workers so that they are not being exploited and abused?

I call the Tánaiste on promised legislation.

The legislation the Deputy is referring to is the Employment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill and it is due to be taken in the House in the week after next.