Vol. 526 No. 4
177 Mr. Naughten asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans she has to reform the current employment legislation and regulations to ensure that the rights of foreign workers are protected to the same extent as their Irish counterparts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27072/00]
The position is that foreign workers enjoy exactly the same rights as Irish workers under this coun try's employee protection legislation. However, in order to confirm this situation, I am arranging for the inclusion of a provision in the draft Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Bill, 2000, whereby, for the avoidance of doubt, a range of employee protection legislation shall be deemed to apply to all foreign workers posted to this country in the same way as it applies to Irish workers covered by the legislation.
