Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to sub-minimum rates of pay and workers aged between 16 and 19, excluding those in training and apprenticeships, who are being paid below the minimum wage. Does the Minister intend to legislate to remove sub-minimum rates of pay? Will he enter into a public consultation on the issue and, most important, on the impacts they have on workers? It is unfair to suggest these people work only for pocket money or that they do not make a contribution to the family budget.

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