Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2016
743. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed, or in agencies funded, by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24154/16]
View answerBased on introducing a minimal threshold hourly rate of €11.50, the estimated additional annual cost in 2016 for current staff employed by my Department would be approximately €129,000, after the sanctioned increase of 2.5% under the Lansdowne Road Agreement is taken into account.
The parallel information in respect of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the Bodies themselves.
