Written answers
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Low Pay Commission Funding
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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624. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the annual expenditure on the Low Pay Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25121/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The Low Pay Commission was launched on the 26th of February 2015 with a budget of €500,000 (per calendar year). This is broken down on a pay (€270,000) and a non-pay basis (€230,000). The budget for the Commission is provided by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. The Commission’s annual expenditure has ranged between €250,000 and €300,000 over the three years.
In 2018, the Commission's expenditure was €307,100.
A breakdown of the Commissions expenditure since its establishment is set out below:
| Expenditure Item | 2015* | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries | €94,000 | €150,000 | €112,000 | €149,200 |
| Fees | €61,400 | €81,000 | €60,000 | €75,300 |
| Research | €75,000 | €55,000 | €84,000 | €55,000 |
| Administration* | €20,300 | €21,000 | €15,000 | €27,600 |
| Total | €250,700 | €307,000 | €271,000 | €307,100 |
| of which: | ||||
| Pay | €155,400 | €231,000 | €172,000 | €224,500 |
| Non-Pay | €95,300 | €76,000 | €99,000 | €82,600 |
* This includes payments during the Commission’s interim period of operations from February 2015. The first full year of operation was 2016.
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