Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Cost of Living, Minimum Wage Increases and Report of Low Pay Commission: Discussion
Mr. Gerry Light:
I look forward to that report being issued as quickly as possible. As the Deputy probably will recall, in the initial legislation that was set out there were two subminimum rates. I and my colleague, Ms Patricia King, were successful in having the training rate removed. We clearly then targeted the age-related rate. That is something that should be addressed as soon as possible because the difficulties being faced, particularly by young people and those who are on low pay, are not in any way diminishing and they need every support they can get.
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