Written answers

Tuesday, 27 September 2016

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Departmental Staff Remuneration

Photo of Ruth CoppingerRuth Coppinger (Dublin West, Anti-Austerity Alliance)
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483. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27780/16]

Photo of Charles FlanaganCharles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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The estimated additional annual cost of introducing a minimum wage of €12, €13, €14 or €15 an hour for all employees to the Department is:

Annual Cost of Introducing a Minimum Wage

€12 per hour€600,000 per annum
€13 per hour€1,000,000 per annum
€14 per hour€1,500,000 per annum
€15 per hour€2,100,000 per annum

These estimates are based on the current staff composition of the Department and changes to this staff composition will affect these estimates. In particular the Passport Service employ a number of temporary staff to meet the seasonal needs of passport applications. My Department applies the rates of pay set by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

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