asked the Minister for Finance the projected average industrial employee wage for 1984.
Written Answers. - Industrial Wages.
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It is not possible at this stage to say what the average industrial employee wage is going to be in 1984 because the pattern of settlements under the twenty-fourth pay round remains to be determined. The Deputy is aware of the Government's view, as expressed in the statement issued on 2 April, that, having regard particularly to employment considerations, twenty-third round agreements should be followed by a long pay pause and then an increase of not more than a few percentage points.