Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The position is that those are not-for-profit companies. The Minister of State is correct that only 40% of their employees are on the minimum wage while the other 60% receive wages above that level. If one increases the minimum wage, that increases a company's costs. If the company is not-for-profit, one is not talking about reducing its profits but about a reduction in services due to less money being available. I would be grateful if the Minister of State could clarify it, but I understood him to say that he will look at the different organisations one by one to study the impact on each and make the appropriate adjustment. In the interests of fairness, I note that this matter has been brought to our attention. We have been contacted by a number of the groups involved and raised their concerns with the Minister of State. I am very glad that he has listened to us. How long does he think the process will take?

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