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

The other way is through the minimum wage mechanism and the existing legislation that established the Low Pay Commission, which was brought in by Deputy Howlin's party when it shared Government with us, and which does it properly. It takes into account the views of employees through their unions, it takes into account the views of employers who must find the money to pay it in the first place, along with the views of academics. The commission then comes up with a figure.

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