Latest: Leo Varadkar defends 'pathetic' minimum wage increases

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.
Try from €1.50 / week
SUBSCRIBEUpdate 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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