Varadkar to present Cabinet with study on living wage

Tánaiste expected to follow up on recent commitment to raise wages and pensions for Ireand's lowest-paid workers

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is bringing a study to Cabinet today outlining a move from a minimum wage to a living wage in Ireland. Picture: Julien Behal/PA

Leo Varadkar is expected to bring a new study to the Cabinet later today which, if implemented, could lead to a wage increase for the country's lowest-paid workers.

The current minimum wage is €10.10 and a living wage, the income that makes a minimum acceptable standard of living possible, has been calculated at €12.30.