Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister engage with PhD researchers' unions to ensure that all PhD students receive a living wage income and that they are treated as workers?

The truth is that they are well below the minimum wage. The highest available PhD stipends are €18,500 over a 40-hour week. Most of them do significantly more than that, which works out at less than €9 per hour.

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