Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of workers employed by her Department and in each office or agency under the aegis of her Department that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33597/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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All workers employed in my Department are on Civil Service pay scales.

The first point of the Services Officer pay scale is €11.97 per hour (on the basis of a 37 hour working week).  There are currently 9 officers at this point of the scale.  These officers will progress to the second point of the scale, subject to satisfactory performance,  on the one-year anniversary of their start date in my Department.  The second point of the scale is €12.69 per hour.

There are two agencies under the aegis of my Department; the Citizens Information Board and the Pensions Authority. Neither of these agencies employ any staff earning less than the rate of €12.30 an hour.