Nora Owen
Question:50 Mrs. Owen asked the Minister for Public Enterprise the impact, if any, the payment of the national minimum wage will have on her Department; the number of staff working for her Department or any agency associated with her Department who will need to receive an increased wage as a result of its introduction; the full cost of its introduction in her Department; the sectors and persons and categories of employees who will be receiving it when it is introduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7148/00]