Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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678. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.90 for all employees directly employed and or in agencies funded by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32217/18]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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A suggested living wage of €11.90 per hour would equate to an annual salary threshold of €22,975, based on a standard civil service net working week of 37 hours. There are no staff in my Department on an annualised salary under this threshold.

As the information requested is not readily available in respect of the agencies under my Department's remit, I have asked the Adoption Authority of Ireland, the Children Detention School Campus and Tusla to furnish this information directly to the Deputy.

The Office of the Ombudsman for Children is independent in its function and reports to the Oireachtas on matters within its remit, as required by the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002.

I have forwarded the question to the Office of the Ombudsman for Children and asked that they might correspond with you directly in this matter.