Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)

This can be a major problem for people without the necessary skills and experience to get better jobs. With more entry-level employment, the young and the less-skilled do not have the opportunity to improve their skills and then move to better jobs elsewhere. Deputies should remember that, since it was introduced, the minimum wage increased well beyond the level of inflation; it rose by 55% while inflation only increased by 28%.

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