Second Stage Current 27th Seanad 80/2025

National Minimum Wage (Inclusion of Young Persons, Apprentices and Interns) Bill 2025

Sponsor: Malcolm Noonan
Introduced: 9 Dec 2025
Last updated: 10 Dec 2025

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Young employees will receive the full national minimum wage instead of reduced youth rates.
Apprentices become covered by minimum wage laws for the first time; interns and work-experience participants must be paid minimum wage.
Amends the 2000 National Minimum Wage Act to expand who qualifies for statutory wage protection.

Stage timeline

First Stage 27th Seanad

9 Dec 2025
Second Stage 27th Seanad

9 Dec 2025