asked the Minister for Labour if he is aware that the hourly earnings of female industrial workers in the Republic average only 53 per cent of the earnings of male workers, compared with 58 per cent in the United Kingdom, 61 per cent in The Netherlands, 68 per cent in Belgium, 70 per cent in Germany, 72 per cent in Italy, and 77 per cent in France; and if he will state if it is his intention to take any Government initiatives to redress the balance.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Female Industrial Workers' Earnings.
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I am aware of the figures quoted by the Deputy.
The Government have recently set up a Commission on the Status of Women which will, I am sure, look into the question of relative levels of pay of women workers.