John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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1261. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the total annual running costs of the Low Pay Commission. [13810/17]

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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The Low Pay Commission was established through the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015.  Its principal function is, once each year, to examine the national minimum hourly rate of pay and to make a recommendation to the Minister respecting the rate, ensuring that all decisions are evidence based, fair and sustainable, and do not create significant adverse consequences for employment or competitiveness.

The Commission was allocated €500,000 in 2015. This was broken down on a pay (€270,000) and non-pay basis (€230,000). Expenditure in 2015 was €155,500 (pay) and €95,100 (non-pay).

The Commission's budget for 2016 was €474,000 with expenditure for the year of €305,000 - €229,000 (pay) and €76,000 (non-pay).

The allocation for 2017 is €477,000 - €247,000 (pay) and €230,000 (non-pay).