Turf war breaks out between Oireachtas committees over bogus self-employment

The 'Irish Examiner' has seen a letter to PAC questioning its remit to examine the employment rights issue

Denis Naughten wrote that the joint social protection committee was already prioritising the issue of bogus self-employment, and that PAC's engagement in the issue was 'less than helpful'. Picture: Gareth Chaney

A turf war has broken out between two Oireachtas committees over which one should investigate bogus self-employment.

The public accounts committee (PAC) recently discussed the issue of bogus self-employment and has heard from officials in Revenue and campaigner Martin McMahon who told members of the committee that the issue could be “solved overnight” for couriers and construction workers if the State was to stop using test cases to determine a worker’s status.