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. Greg Caffrey:

Yes, absolutely. We are currently running a national campaign to have sub-minimum rates abolished. The Taoiseach has given a commitment to have that looked at by budget time. However, we will be actively campaigning nationally to bring that about. Subsequently, if it is not endorsed by the Government by budget time, we certainly will be running that campaign further to seek political support and to make it an election manifesto issue to bring about equality for young workers in this country.