Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
General Scheme of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015: Discussion
1:30 pm
Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
The last question I have is to Ms Maeve McElwee. The 4.7% of the working population who are on the minimum wage is a cost element regarding business. But the 4.7% of the population who are on the very top wages is equally a cost. Given that both costs should be a challenge equally to the people you represent, what should be done with the wages at the top, the 4.7%?
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