Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are doing more and will continue to do more. On the Deputy's specific question, there is a living wage in the United Kingdom and in Northern Ireland, which is a place she will know well. That living wage is actually lower than our national minimum wage in Ireland. We have a minimum wage in Ireland which is the second highest in the western world. It is calculated independently by the Low Pay Commission.

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