Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2022-09-15
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Leo Varadkar (FG), Dublin West

Yesterday, the Government accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation to increase the minimum wage by 80 cent per hour, to €11.30 per hour. It will not take six months for people to experience it. It will kick-in in January. Most people who are paid the minimum wage are not paid monthly but are paid weekly or biweekly. Therefore, people will see the increase much quicker than in six months' time. It works out as an increase of €30 per week for someone working full time, or €1,660 per year. It is the biggest increase agreed by any Government. No Labour Party Minister ever signed off on an increase greater than that-----

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Sitting date: 2022-09-15