Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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I have outlined it exactly. I was very clear in the detail on exactly what the Government is doing on the two issues that require legislative change and with regard to the action plan, which we are going to need a timeline for. Obviously, if a person is not covered by a sectoral order, he or she is dependent on the minimum wage. We are trying to get to a living wage of 60% of the median wage. We have set out our trajectory to do that. The Senator can pick any aspect of the economy and ask my why someone is on a particular wage. Our floor is the national minimum wage. We are improving that to get to a minimum wage of 60% of the median. We have set a trajectory to do so.

I mentioned six other interventions that the Government has taken to improve the conditions of workers. I am very clear that it is so important in terms of productivity to ensure that workers have very solid conditions. I have demonstrated that to the Senator.