Low Pay
Dail Éireann — 2025-02-20
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

Will the Minister finally abolish the legalised discrimination and super-exploitation of young people in this country who are currently legally paid as little as €9.50 an hour, purely on the basis of their age? Will he abolish these subminimum wage rates whereby those under 18 can legally be paid less than the minimum wage? The can has been kicked down the road for years now. It is time to abolish these rates.

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Sitting date: 2025-02-20