Public Sector Staff Remuneration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 June 2015

Thursday, 11 June 2015

Ceisteanna (186)

Peadar Tóibín

Ceist:

186. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the annual cost of introducing a living wage or minimal-threshold gross salary of €11.45 an hour in his Department and the bodies under his aegis. [23490/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

The potential cost of introducing an hourly rate of €11.45 per hour within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is calculated at approximately €640,000 per annum.