Willie O'Dea
Question:319. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual expenditure on the living wage commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44081/19]
View answerThursday, 24 October 2019
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The National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 established the Low Pay Commission, which makes recommendations regarding the National Minimum Wage to the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
The annual expenditure of the Low Pay Commission, as outlined in the Commission's three year report published in January 2019 is as follows:
|
Expenditure Item |
2015* |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
|
Salaries |
€94,000 |
€150,000 |
€112,000 |
€149,200 |
|
Fees |
€61,400 |
€81,000 |
€60,000 |
€75,300 |
|
Research |
€75,000 |
€55,000 |
€84,000 |
€55,000 |
|
Administration* |
€20,300 |
€21,000 |
€15,000 |
€27,600 |
|
Total |
€250,700 |
€307,000 |
€271,000 |
€307,100 |
|
of which: |
|
|
|
|
|
Pay |
€155,400 |
€231,000 |
€172,000 |
€224,500 |
|
Non-Pay |
€95,300 |
€76,000 |
€99,000 |
€82,600 |
* This includes payments during the Commission’s interim period of operations from February 2015. The first full year of operation was 2016.
Further information regarding the Commission's three year report, and othe reports can be found at www.lowpaycommission.ie