Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

1082. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the estimated cost of ensuring that staff employed by her Department and agencies under her aegis receive the living wage of €12.30 per hour. [3977/20]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

As the Deputy may be aware, any adjustments to the salaries of public and civil servants are set out in the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) 2018-2020.

A suggested living wage of €12.30 per hour would equate to an annual salary of €23,747, based on a standard civil service net working week of 37 hours. DPER Circular 22/2019 sets out the adjustments to the pay of certain civil servants on 1 January 2020 as provided for under the Public Service Pay and Pensions Act 2017 and is available on gov.ie/circulars

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.