Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 8 November 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Economic Impact of Brexit: Discussion (Resumed)
4:30 pm
Ms Patricia Callan:
The last time I checked our national minimum wage is 15% higher than that in the United Kingdom, and this entire conversation is how we are competitive vis-à-visthe UK. Many member companies that have businesses here and in the North will tell the Senator how much more affordable it is to operate in the North. We have to be conscious of that even in the context of pre-Brexit shifting operations. I am not saying we should throw it out, but we have to be conscious of the impact of it.
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