Written answers
Tuesday, 23 May 2006
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
National Minimum Wage
9:00 pm
Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 322: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the percentage of the workforce earning not more than the minimum wage entitlement at present and in each year since the introduction of the minimum wage. [19092/06]
Tony Killeen (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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The National Minimum Wage was introduced on 1 April 2000. The ESRI has undertaken minimum wage surveys on behalf of the Department on three occasions since then and its findings have been as follows.
| Percentage of employees on *the minimum wage (in private sector, non-agricultural firms) | |
| 2001 | 4.3% on minimum wage |
| 2002 | 4.5% on minimum wage |
| 2005/06 | 5.2% on minimum wage |
| *This includes those on the experienced adult rate and those on the sub-minimum rates. |
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