Latest: Leo Varadkar defends 'pathetic' minimum wage increases

Latest: The Taoiseach has defended the planned small increase to the minimum wage.

Latest: Leo Varadkar defends 'pathetic' minimum wage increases
Mon, 31 Jul, 2017 - 10:25

Update 9.11pm: The Taoiseach has defended the planned small increase to the minimum wage.

It is to go up 30 cent to €9.55 but one of his own Ministers has criticised this.

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