Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation
Sub-Minimum Rates of the National Minimum Wage: Discussion (Resumed)
9:30 am
Garret Ahearn (Fine Gael)
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I have one more question. It is hard to agree with 18- and 19-year-olds being paid a lower wage. I know education is a factor, but the majority of 18- or 19-year-olds are finished secondary school. As only 4% of 19-year-olds are being paid that wage, surely it would not be a big cost for the sector to give them full minimum wage.