Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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376. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of introducing a minimum wage of €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34602/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I have asked Payroll Shared Services Centre to run the necessary report to estimate the cost to the Department of introducing a minimum wage of €15 an hour for all employees under the aegis of the Department.

The estimated cost is approximately €1.48 million per annum.

This figure does not include the cost of temporary staff that may be employed by this Department from time to time.

Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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377. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the cost of introducing a minimum weekly gross wage of €600 for all full-time employees under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34603/17]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I have asked the Payroll Shared Services Centre to run the necessary report regarding the cost to the Department of introducing a minimum weekly gross wage of €600 for all full time employees under the aegis of this Department.

The estimated cost is approximately €0.9 million per annum.

This does not include the cost for temporary officers that may be employed by the Department from time to time.