National Minimum Wage

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017

Tuesday, 11 July 2017

Ceisteanna (72)

Niall Collins

Ceist:

72. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach the number of persons on a wage at or below the minimum wage by gender and age; and the percentage this represents of the overall workforce. [32531/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach

The Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS) is the official source of estimates of employment (ILO) in the State. The most recent figures available are for Q1 2017 when the proportion of employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning the National Minimum Wage or less in the State was 7.8% (122,800).

Tables 1 and 2 below show the total number of employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over reporting earning the National Minimum Wage or less classified by gender and age group and share of selected employees in Q1 2017.

Table 1 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by gender and National Minimum Wage (NMW) earnings status

'000

		'000
Gender	National Minimum Wage earnings status	Q1 17
Male	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	53.9
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	727.1
	Not stated	76.0
	Total	856.9
	Share of male employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	6.9
Female	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	69.0
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	726.1
	Not stated	69.1
	Total	864.3
	Share of female employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	8.7
All employees	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	122.8
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	1,453.2
	Not stated	145.1
	Total	1,721.2
	Share of all employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	7.8

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland

Data may be subject to future revision.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Reference period: Q1=Jan-Mar.

1Note: Denominator excludes employees whose National Minimum Wage status was Not stated.

Table 2 Employees (ILO) aged 15 years and over classified by age group and National Minimum Wage (NMW) earnings status

'000

Age group	National Minimum Wage earnings status	Q1 17
15-19 years	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	16.9
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	10.6
	Not stated	5.9
	Total	33.3
	Share of employees aged 15-19 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	61.7
20-24 years	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	27.9
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	74.0
	Not stated	20.0
	Total	122.0
	Share of employees aged 20-24 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	27.4
25-34 years	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	34.6
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	364.4
	Not stated	41.1
	Total	440.0
	Share of employees aged 25-34 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	8.7
35-44 years	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	22.5
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	449.2
	Not stated	32.1
	Total	503.8
	Share of employees aged 35-44 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	4.8
45-54 years	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	12.1
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	340.1
	Not stated	26.1
	Total	378.2
	Share of employees aged 45-54 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	3.4
55-59 years	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	[4.3]
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	123.5
	Not stated	9.8
	Total	137.6
	Share of employees aged 55-59 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	[3.4]
60-64 years	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	*
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	71.9
	Not stated	7.4
	Total	82.4
	Share of employees aged 60-64 years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	*
65+ years	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	*
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	19.6
	Not stated	[2.8]
	Total	23.9
	Share of employees aged 65+ years reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	*
All employees	Employees reporting earning National Minimum Wage or less	122.8
	Employees reporting earning more than National Minimum Wage	1,453.2
	Not stated	145.1
	Total	1,721.2
	Share of all employees aged 15 years and over reporting earning NMW or less (%)1	7.8

Source: Quarterly National Household Survey (QNHS), Central Statistics Office, Ireland

*Estimates for numbers of persons or averages where there are less than 30 persons in a cell are not produced as estimates are too small to be considered reliable.

Parentheses [ ] indicate where there are 30-49 persons in a cell, estimates are considered to have a wider margin of error and should be treated with caution.

Data may be subject to future revision.

Data may be subject to sampling or other survey errors, which are greater in respect of smaller values or estimates of change.

Reference period: Q1=Jan-Mar.

1Note: Denominator excludes employees whose National Minimum Wage status was Not stated.