Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael)
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1602. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to initiate legislation to regulate tip sharing arrangements in the service industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55201/17]

Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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Employees in Ireland enjoy a robust suite of employment rights including one of the highest national minimum wages in the EU. Employees who believe an unlawful deduction has been made from their wages by their employer may pursue a case under the Payment of Wages Act 1991 to the Workplace Relations Commission. The matter can be dealt with by way of mediation or adjudication leading to a decision enforceable through the District Court.

I understand that tips are generally in addition to an employee’s wages. How tips are treated in a particular employment should be a matter for agreement between the employees and their employer if the matter is not addressed as part of the employment contract. I have no plans to regulate tip sharing arrangements in the service industry.