PQ 387
387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the position where the minimum annual remuneration for healthcare assistants and home carers, equivalent to €16.12 an hour on a 39 hour week, exceeds the national minimum wage of €14.15 an hour, such that Irish and EEA workers in the same roles may legally be paid less than permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73084/26]
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15 October 2026
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Ken O'Flynn
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Healthcare, Labour
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387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the position where the minimum annual remuneration for healthcare assistants and home carers, equivalent to €16.12 an hour on a 39 hour week, exceeds the national minimum wage of €14.15 an hour, such that Irish and EEA workers in the same roles may legally be paid less than permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73084/26]
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15 October 2026
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387. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment whether his Department has assessed the position where the minimum annual remuneration for healthcare assistants and home carers, equivalent to €16.12 an hour on a 39 hour week, exceeds the national minimum wage of €14.15 an hour, such that Irish and EEA workers in the same roles may legally be paid less than permit holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [73084/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-15/387/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-15/pq_387
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