45 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the failure to increase the cut off wage level for PRSI payments means that many minimum wage earners have not benefited as much as they should have from the recent increase in the minimum wage; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that an employee earning €298.35 per week now finds that their pay exceeds the €287 minimum level for PRSI exemption; his views on whether this effectively cancels out the bonus they receive via the increase in the minimum wage; if he will address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23029/05]

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45 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the failure to increase the cut off wage level for PRSI payments means that many minimum wage earners have not benefited as much as they should have from the recent increase in the minimum wage; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that an employee earning €298.35 per week now finds that their pay exceeds the €287 minimum level for PRSI exemption; his views on whether this effectively cancels out the bonus they receive via the increase in the minimum wage; if he will address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23029/05]

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1. 30 June 2005

   National Minimum Wage.

   45 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the failure to increase the cut off wage level for PRSI payments means that many minimum wage earners have not benefited as much as they should have from the recent increase in the minimum wage; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that an employee earning €298.35 per week now finds that their pay exceeds the €287 minimum level for PRSI exemption; his views on whether this effectively cancels out the bonus they receive via the increase in the minimum wage; if he will address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23029/05]

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