Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 23:

In page 6, line 10, to delete "3 months" and substitute "1 month".

I do not propose to rehash the arguments made in the earlier discussion on related amendments. The amendments propose to reduce the period within which the Minister must act on a recommendation of the Low Pay Commission from three months to one month, particularly in the context of cost of living increases and the potential for pressure to be exerted on the Minister not to act on the commission's recommendations.

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