Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 June 2021
179. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding the Low Pay Commission received in 2020; and the amount it is expected to receive in 2021, in tabular form. [34144/21]
View answer180. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost of increasing the funding for the Low Pay Commission by 5%, 10%, 20%, and 50%, in tabular form. [34145/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 179 and 180 together.
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) received an allocation of €490,000 from my Department’s Vote in 2020.
In terms of 2021, a Further Revised Estimate (FRE) for the Department will be submitted shortly to the Dáil for approval. It is expected that the LPC’s gross allocation will be maintained at €490,000 in 2021
On the basis of the LPC’s expected allocation for 2021, the table below provides the estimated cost of increasing the Commission’s funding by 5%, 10%, 20% and 50%.
|
2021 REV allocation |
Increase 5% |
Increase 10% |
Increase 20% |
Increase 50% |
|
€490k |
€25k |
€49k |
€98k |
€245k |
