Ms Eilís Ní Chaithnía:

We have the CSO figures for 2014 but to see whether or not there has been a change over the past number of years we will have to wait until further CSO figures are released. There are a number of things that are effective. We talked about the activation policies for young women. Our concern, as I said, is that the activation policies are pushing young women into the same sectors they have been in previously. If that is the case, and that is what is being reported to us at the moment, it is a worrying continuation of one aspect of the gender pay gap. Other than that, a small increase in the minimum wage will not get us very far. We would like the introduction of the living wage, which would make an enormous difference.