Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Mininimum Wage: Discussion

9:30 am

Mr. Neil McDonnell:

Yes, because that is the base and legal minimum pay that may be paid in the State. We are not talking about the rate of pay that must be paid to them. As the ESRI confirmed - these are not ISME figures - they are only paid to 15,000 youth workers or 25% of the youth workforce.