John Bruton (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 78: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the minimum wage per hour and the equivalent hourly minimum wage in each other OECD country. [18207/04]

Frank Fahey (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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The national minimum wage in Ireland is €7 per hour. The table below sets out the monthly minimum wages in euro in the US and the EU member states and candidate countries with statutory national minimum wage rates. As most of the countries have a minimum wage which is set at a monthly rate, for comparative purposes, the minimum wage for each is calculated at the monthly rate. Data in respect of other OECD countries has been sought from the OECD. I will advise the Deputy of the outcome of this request for further data when my Department receives a response from the OECD.