National Minimum Wage.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2006

Tuesday, 28 March 2006

Questions (239)

Kathleen Lynch

Question:

259 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps he proposes to take to ensure his Department will give accurate and up to date information to non-nationals regarding minimum wage rates on the foreign language section of his Department’s website; the reason the minimum wage rates were not updated on the foreign language section of the website since they were adjusted on 1 May 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11627/06]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Mr. Killeen)

I am aware of the problem recently raised with regard to the information available on the Department's website concerning the current national minimum wage rates per hour. Following the increase in the national minimum wage in 2005, new updated foreign language information booklets, containing accurate information, were placed on the website on 11 May 2005. However, due to an administrative oversight, some web links to the out-of-date foreign language booklets were not reset to point to the new material and, instead, remained on the website unaltered. When the problem was highlighted I had the matter investigated and it was rectified within 24 hours. Procedures are now in place to ensure that this type of administrative error does not recur.