Written answers

Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Wage Levels

10:00 pm

Photo of Joe CostelloJoe Costello (Dublin Central, Labour)
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Question 102: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of employees in the private sector who received wage increases in 2008 and to date in 2009; if any of the banks operating here have given wage increases to their employees in 2008 or to date in 2009; if so, the nature of these increases; if semi State employees have paid the pension levy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46143/09]

Photo of Dara CallearyDara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of employees in the private sector who received wage increases in 2008 and 2009 is not collected by my Department. Such increases would be a matter for negotiation between individual employers and employees. Aggregate data in relation to earnings in different sectors of the economy are collected by the Central Statistics Office and published regularly. The most recent figures in relation to average hourly earnings are available at http://www.cso.ie/releasespublications/documents/earnings/current/earnlabcosts.pdf.

Similarly, my Department has no information available with regard to wage increases given to staff working in banks.

I do not have any function with regard to the payment of the Pension Levy by semi State employees generally, as this is a matter for the Minister for Finance. However, I can confirm that employees in all State agencies under the auspices of my Department are subject to the terms of the Pension Levy.

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