Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 19 June 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Statement of Strategy 2018-2021: Engagement with the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation
4:00 pm
Dr. Orlaigh Quinn:
Sorry. I was looking at it the other way around. That scenario is a factor and a possibility. I note our current wage rates are higher than those in the UK. We have the second highest minimum wage rate in the European Union. People may go to the United Kingdom but that is not currently an issue and it is not on our horizon. We are more conscious of companies that may locate in the UK in order to give themselves a base there. We are conscious of that possibility in regard to some food companies but we not consider it to be as much of a potential issue on the work side.
I think I have covered most queries. My colleagues may wish to contribute.
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