Niall Collins (Limerick County, Fianna Fail)
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690. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 per hour for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10093/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Based on introducing a minimal threshold hourly rate of €11.50, the estimated additional annual cost for staff employed by my Department would be approximately €241,000. 

The parallel information in respect of State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is a matter for the Bodies themselves.