Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I expect the commission to be established in the coming weeks. The Minister has made a commitment that the commission will produce an initial report sometime during the summer. I do not as yet have the detailed terms of reference, but, as the name suggests, the purpose of the commission is to look at the issue low pay.

There is a group working on the matter of asylum centres under the leadership of the Minister of State, Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin. It is looking at all issues related to asylum. I imagine any future legislation will reflect the work of the group. I do not have a completion date for its work, but I know that a great deal of work has been undertaken, including extensive visits to asylum centres throughout the country by the Minister of State and other individuals, parties and groups with a specific interest in asylum issues.

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