Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 239: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the correct hourly rate of payment in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15 who works one hour per day, seven days a week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34185/11]

Richard Bruton (Dublin North Central, Fine Gael)
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The National Minimum Wage Act, 2000, which became law on 1st April, 2000, applies to all employees, except close relatives of the employer and certain apprentices.

The national minimum hourly rate for an experienced adult worker was increased to €8.65 per hour with effect from 1 July 2011.

Sub-minimum rates of between 70% and 90% of the National Minimum Wage apply where an employee is:

· Under age 18 or

· In the first two years after the date of first employment over age 18.

In certain sectors, such as Construction and Electrical Contracting, Registered Employment Agreements provide for statutory minimum rates of pay that are higher than the National Minimum Wage.

Notwithstanding the minimum rates established by legislation, more beneficial rates of pay can be agreed by negotiation between employers and employees, or their representatives.

Further information is available on the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA) website at www.employmentrights.ie, or by calling Lo call 1890 80 80 90.