Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 December 2015
668. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed by or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46405/15]
View answerPayment of salaries to staff of my Department is made in line with pay scales approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. If a minimum payment of €11.50 an hour were introduced, the additional costs for my Department are estimated to be in the region of €10,850 (not including Employer’s PRSI). This figure reduces as and when the staff concerned progress along an incremental scale.
Material in respect of bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the bodies concerned and is not available in my Department.
