Mr. Ultan Courtney:

Everyone is saying it is a journey we are on. It was significant for the commission unanimously and together, for workers, employers’ representatives and independents to believe that that was something that should be considered. One of the things that one discovers in this whole process is that the information available to a person is not as good as one would want it to be and we have made decisions based on the information that is available to us. It would be important to recognise that this is something we must look at if we reach the 60% of the median wage, and that the potential and possibility of looking at the 66% is something we should do. That is a signal, is a very clear one that is progressive, and is looking at an increase.