Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

In recent months, representatives of workers and trade unions have stated they believe it is time to change wage policy to see wage increases for workers to alleviate the deprivation many working people suffer as a result of six years of cuts, to give an urgently needed boost to demand in the economy and to stimulate growth and employment. Will the Minister consider responding positively to the calls of workers and trade unions for wage increases?

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