Martin Mansergh (Tipperary South, Fianna Fail)
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Question 631: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the month and year that the national minimum wage was first introduced; the numbers in employment at that time; and the numbers employed now. [1189/08]

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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The National Minimum Wage was introduced in Ireland from 1 April 2000.Central Statistics office data show that the total in employment in Mar-May 2000 was 1,671,400. The latest period for which CSO data is available relates to Mar-May 2007 when the total in employment was 2,095,400.