Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 146: To ask the Taoiseach the data available to him on the number of workers in receipt of the minimum wage of €8.65 per hour. [41273/08]

Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)
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The information sought by the Deputy is contained in the National Employment Survey (NES), an annual workplace survey published by the Central Statistics Office. The most recent NES was published in September 2008 and uses data collected in October 2006 as its reference point.

The National Minimum Wage rate in operation in October 2006 was €7.65 per hour. An estimated 63,700 employees were paid that amount or less, equivalent to 3.8% of all employees. Approximately 163,400 employees were paid €8.65 or less per hour, which was equivalent to 9.6% of all employees at that time.