Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It would be appropriate and right for all Government bodies to adopt the national living wage, which is 60% of median earnings. There are many different voluntary groups and independent bodies that will say what they think the living wage should be. Deputy Cronin and I could set up a group tomorrow and determine what we think the living wage should be. When the UK established a national living wage, one group established itself and determined what the real living wage should be. Another business group said it should be something else. That said, I absolutely agree that the Government and public bodies should have regard to the national living wage, which is proposed to be calculated at 60% of median earnings.