Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Engagement with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment
10:00 am
Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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I was only flagging it and was not trying to bounce in a question or anything like that. I just wanted to flag that I will be corresponding with the Minister. I mentioned the matter only because it is in the news in my local area. I thank him for indicating he will engage on the matter.
Can he confirm that the ERO for security workers has been signed and that pay increases have been put into effect since the first day of this month? Why was the ERO for the security guard sector decoupled from the national minimum wage? It means the pay of the workers in the sector will not track the national minimum wage. This was covered in the preceding ERO but now it appears to have been removed. I would be very grateful for an explanation.