Low Pay Commission Establishment

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 March 2015

Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Questions (245)

Brendan Griffin

Question:

245. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when he expects the first report from the Low Pay Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10245/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

The establishment of a Low Pay Commission is one of the key commitments in the Statement of Government Priorities agreed in July last. The Commission was officially launched on 26 February last to operate on an interim administrative basis, and the Commission held its first meeting on the same day. Legislation to provide for the establishment of the LPC on a statutory basis will be published shortly with a view to its enactment by mid-2015.

The Commission is now beginning its work on advising the Government on the appropriate rate of the National Minimum Wage and, to this end, has already placed notices in national newspapers seeking submissions on the issue. The Commission is expected to submit its first report by the middle of July.