I can confirm that all workers employed by my Department are Civil Servants on Civil Service pay scales. The living wage at €12.30 per hour, based on the Civil Service 37 hour standard net working week, equates to an annual salary of €23,747. There are no staff employed in my Department earning less than the living wage.
There are 4 agencies under the aegis of my Department: the Charities Regulatory Authority, Pobal, Water Safety Ireland, and the Western Development Commission. While employment issues for the agencies are a matter for those agencies themselves as independent entities, I can confirm that none of the agencies employ any staff earning less than the living wage.