142. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has spoken, or plans to speak, with the Arts Council to ascertain whether or not recipients of core funding for strategic funding are required, as a condition of such funding, to demonstrate compliance with employment law and correct worker classification; whether or not his Department or the Arts Council conduct audits or oversight to ensure that individuals engaged by funding recipients are not incorrectly classified as self-employed where the applicable legal test would indicate employee status; and whether he has considered introducing specific conditions to prevent publicly-funded cultural bodies from engaging in or facilitating bogus self-employment. [31125/26]

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142. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he has spoken, or plans to speak, with the Arts Council to ascertain whether or not recipients of core funding for strategic funding are required, as a condition of such funding, to demonstrate compliance with employment law and correct worker classification; whether or not his Department or the Arts Council conduct audits or oversight to ensure that individuals engaged by funding recipients are not incorrectly classified as self-employed where the applicable legal test would indicate employee status; and whether he has considered introducing specific conditions to prevent publicly-funded cultural bodies from engaging in or facilitating bogus self-employment. [31125/26]

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