Department of Industrial and Employment relations has announced new minimum wage in its 2017 Budget. New rates will come into effect from January 1, 2017 will be as follows -
| National minimum wage 2017 | |||
| Full-time (40hr) – weekly rate | € 169.76 | € 162.98 | € 160.14 |
| Full-time & Part-time – hourly rate | € 4.24 | € 4.07 | € 4.00 |