Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
843. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Education 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. [19625/22]
View answerAn hourly rate of €12.30, based on a 37 hour standard net working week, equates to an annual salary of €23,747. There is one member of cleaning staff in my Department currently earning just below this annual salary amount. This person is on a salary scale that provides for them to progress to a higher point on the salary scale through incremental progression, subject to satisfactory performance. There are no staff currently employed in bodies under the aegis of my Department earning less than this suggested living wage.
