Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 24 June 2021
181. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the staffing arrangements of the Low Pay Commission; the number of staff are dedicated to the Commission; and the cost of staffing arrangements. [34146/21]
View answerThe key responsibilities of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) are to make recommendations to the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment designed to set a minimum wage that is fair and sustainable.
The operations of the LPC are supported by a team in the Enterprise, Strategy, Competitiveness and Evaluation Division of my Department. The team is led at Principal Officer level and the supporting staff complement is 2.6 (FTE) as set out in the table below. Costs are based on the average costs by grade. The Principal Officer is included in the table below for completeness however the incumbent has other duties for which they are also responsible within the Division.
|
Grade |
Number of full-time equivalents |
Average Cost |
|
Principal Officer |
1 |
€100,436 |
|
Assistant Principal Officer |
0.6 |
€45,671 |
|
Administrative Officer |
1 |
€40,552 |
|
Executive Officer |
1 |
€43,665 |
It should be noted by the Deputy that approval has recently been granted for an additional resource at Administrative Officer (AO) level to manage the commitments in the Programme for Government, specifically relating to research on the living wage and the universal basic income. This will increase the current supporting team by one to 3.6 (FTE).
