Carol Nolan
Question:
1255. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons employed by her Department and bodies under the aegis of her Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within her Department or relevant body; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19633/22]
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It has not been possible to collate the information requested in the time allowed. I will write to the Deputy directly when the information is available.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
I refer to Parliamentary Question No. 1272 to my Department, which was for answer on 26 April 2022, and in which you requested the number of persons employed by my Department and bodies under the aegis of my Department with a rate of pay below the living wage of €12.30; the role that those persons occupy within my Department or relevant body; and if I will make a statement on the matter.
As you will recall, the information you requested could not be obtained in the time available and I undertook to contact you again. Please find a response to this question provided below for your consideration.
The Programme for Government contains the commitment to “progress to a living wage over the lifetime of the Government”. There is currently no statutory living wage in Ireland.
My Department and the agencies overseen by my Department’s HR unit do not have any officers with a rate of pay below of €12.30 per hour based on a 37 hour work week.
I am further informed that the Legal Aid Board has one trainee solicitor on a rate of pay below €12.30 per hour. The rates payable for such trainees are guided by the Education Committee of the Law Society of Ireland.
