Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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Question 233: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of staff in his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning not more than one euro per hour more than the minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department's agencies currently earning the national minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department's agencies currently earning not more than one euro per hour more than the minimum wage; the number of staff who are employed by contractors to his Department currently earning the national minimum wage; the number employed by contractors of his Department currently earning not more than one euro per hour more than the minimum wage; the number of staff in his Department currently earning less than the national minimum wage, including those earning the sub-minimum wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; the number of staff in his Department's agencies currently earning less than the national minimum wage, including those earning the sub-minimum wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; the number of staff who are employed by contractors to his Department currently earning less than the national minimum wage, including those earning the sub-minimum wage as defined by Sections 15 and 16 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43759/06]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that all staff in my Department and my Department's agencies currently earn more than one euro per hour above the national minimum wage.

I can further inform the Deputy that the Request for Tender documents template used by my Department in respect of service contracts includes a notice which states that "It shall be a condition of this contract that the successful tenderers will comply with all relevant Health and Safety and Employment Protection Legislation including minimum pay and legally binding industrial or sectoral agreements."