Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I lost my line but I will just say that, in terms of the Low Pay Commission, I welcome and will be scrutinising the commitment and looking to the commission to address the gender pay gap and in-work poverty. I remind the Minister of State that the IMF, in research over 30 years in 170 countries, has shown that GDP rises when the income of the bottom 20% in society is increased. This is not a concession to those looking for higher wages in the lowest bracket. It is an investment in our GDP and our society.