Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

I have several of them. I hope the Taoiseach has heard them if the Ceann Comhairle has missed them.

The reduction in the minimum wage does not kick in immediately. I refer to the exposure on "Prime Time Investigates" on Monday of a number of people working as home carers who are not only on the minimum wage but also earning below it. There is very bad behaviour on the part of unscrupulous employers who are exploiting people on the lowest incomes possible.

Would the Taoiseach revisit the decision, allow the minimum wage to stand and take whatever appropriate measures are needed to weed out unscrupulous employers who will continue to profit at the expense of low paid workers-----

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