Minimum wage in Ireland is €35,000 per year according to Enda Kenny

DenMan

On the 9pm news on RTE last night! It's not even half that you tool!!!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=804735976239922

FTA69

I assume he meant average industrial wage. As much as I hate Kenny, I'm not going to crucify him for making a slip of the tongue on the news. There's plenty of actual sh*te you can be mad at him about.

Caliden

Oh Enda, so blissfully unaware up in your ivory tower.

Cyclingtourist

'a single worker on a minimum wage of €35,000 a year....'

Larbre34

Cyclingtourist wrote: »

'a single worker on a minimum wage of €35,000 a year....'

Yes he said it, no its not correct. He meant the AIW. Everyone knows hes not fit to make unscripted remarks. At least hes not a drunkard.

FTA69

Larbre34 wrote: »

Yes he said it, no its not correct. He meant the AIW. Everyone knows hes not fit to make unscripted remarks. At least hes not a drunkard.

I don't know about that, didn't he get langers at a function before and start telling jokes in which Patrice Lumumba was referred to as a "n*gger"?

I've seen Kenny speak a couple of times unscripted and he was always poor enough. He has the charisma of a ****-sock. I saw Bertie before as well, and as much as a langer he is, he does have a charm in person.

noodler

Slip of the tongue.

Really a nothing issue.

Dan_Solo

Larbre34 wrote: »

Yes he said it, no its not correct. He meant the AIW. Everyone knows hes not fit to make unscripted remarks. At least hes not a drunkard.

At least a drunkard would have that excuse.

Obama thinks there are 57 states in America.

Cyclingtourist

He didn't say 'a single worker on the minimum wage of €35,000....'

DenMan

Cyclingtourist wrote: »

He didn't say 'a single worker on the minimum wage of €35,000....'

He did.

DamagedTrax

Cyclingtourist wrote: »

He didn't say 'a single worker on the minimum wage of €35,000....'

yes he did. well infact it was more like 'on de minimum wage of 35,000'

but yea, stupid slip of the tongue by a known fool.

dav3

Ahern was the teflon Taoiseach, Enda is the wooden Taoiseach. You're in trouble when your wax work looks more life like than you do, probably has a better personality too.

ScumLord

Maybe he means the average worker on the dole.

KungPao

Hang him!

Greenmachine

DenMan wrote: »

On the 9pm news on RTE last night! It's not even half that you tool!!!

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=804735976239922

Well a tad over half of that. 8.65 ph, 39hr 52 weeks = €17542.2

Deenie123

Slip of the tongue? Nah, more like a Freudian slip. Obviously doesn't believe how little some people are living off. Would explain why they think people actually have hundreds of euro to pay for water - something already paid for in taxes "ringfenced" for it.

Irishcrx

Lads, how many of you seriously believe that the Taoiseach doesn't know what the minimum wage is? More fool those who actually believe that.

He meant average industrial wage and it's a non issue really FFS.

chrysagon

amazing really, the most powerful job in the country, and u dont need to do an interview or have qualifications...
Berties accountancy qualification was even called into question...says it all really..

smash

Larbre34 wrote: »

Yes he said it, no its not correct. He meant the AIW. Everyone knows hes not fit to make unscripted remarks.

I'm Ron Burgendy?

nokia69

is 35K still the average wage, that was the number used during the property banking bubble

has it not dropped since then

Don Kedick

How is this awful gobsh1te our Taoiseach?

Ravenid

If he honestly believed that was the Min Wage it would explain a lot of things.

"Sure why are they moaning about €240 water Charges. A dishwasher earns more than enough through the min wage scheme."

Highflyer13

Thats a bloody disgrace. We badly need a Taosieach that can empathize with and relate to the working class citizens. What we do not need from another Taoiseach is somebody who has been perched in Dail Eireann for decades and cannot relate to the hardships of everyday life.

tomwaterford

Irishcrx wrote: »

Lads, how many of you seriously believe that the Taoiseach doesn't know what the minimum wage is? More fool those who actually believe that.

He meant average industrial wage and it's a non issue really FFS.

A normal teashock maybe...but with Kenny you cant be sure...one thing is...he (and seemingly most of the government) sure as hell don't give a **** about people on the minimum wage/social welfare

Donkey Oaty

I blame Joan Burton for this. As Minister for Social Protection she should be keeping Enda fully informed of what the minimum wage is instead of feeding him LIES to embarrass him.

Son Of A Vidic

I would give greater gravitas to the words uttered by a turnip, than anything coming out of mouth of Enda Kenny.

chrysagon

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

I would give greater gravitas to the words uttered by a turnip, than anything coming out of mouth of Enda Kenny.

Turnip/Enda...whats the difference?..one is dull, sour, ugly to look at and bland.........the other is a vegetable!

WesternZulu

chrysagon wrote: »

Turnip/Enda...whats the difference?..one is dull, sour, ugly to look at and bland.........the other is a vegetable!

Both are loved by Mayo folk.

Son Of A Vidic

chrysagon wrote: »

Turnip/Enda...whats the difference?

Well in terms of intelligence, ability, personality and charisma, the turnip does have an advantage.

smcgiff

Greenmachine wrote: »

Well a tad over half of that. 8.65 ph, 39hr 52 weeks = €17542.2

I didn't see the interview, but did he say a single worker on €35k per annum?

If he meant (in his own head) two partners (husband and wife) working on the minimum wage, it'd be close to €35k.

Donkey Oaty

smcgiff wrote: »

I didn't see the interview, but did he say a single worker on €35k per annum?

If he meant (in his own head) two partners (husband and wife) working on the minimum wage, it'd be close to €35k.

Or maybe he meant "the minimum wage at which point people are going to contemplate voting for Fine Gael".

ShowMeTheCash

Larbre34 wrote: »

Yes he said it, no its not correct. He meant the AIW. Everyone knows hes not fit to make unscripted remarks. At least hes not a drunkard.

At least he's not running the country... Oh wait!

ShowMeTheCash

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

I would give greater gravitas to the words uttered by a turnip, than anything coming out of mouth of Enda Kenny.

Talking turnips you say, where could I acquire such an item?

chrysagon

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.”
― Napoleon

Paddy Cow

Greenmachine wrote: »

Well a tad over half of that. 8.65 ph, 39hr 52 weeks = €17542.2

Most people on minimum wage don't get 39hrs a week.

KwackerJack

Can I have that in writing to my employer?

yipeeeee

Its obvious he meant average.

ShowMeTheCash

yipeeeee wrote: »

Its obvious he meant average.

Ahh I see... He meant average! That's it all sorted then.
Everyone let's close this thread... He meant average

steddyeddy

FTA69 wrote: »

I assume he meant average industrial wage. As much as I hate Kenny, I'm not going to crucify him for making a slip of the tongue on the news. There's plenty of actual sh*te you can be mad at him about.

Sorry but I expect the leader of the country to have some sort of grasp of the facts when it comes to addressing the nation.

Riskymove

human being misspeaks shocker

ShowMeTheCash

Riskymove wrote: »

human being misspeaks shocker

miss peaks I have seen all her movies

Caliden

yipeeeee wrote: »

Its obvious he meant average.

Still should've used median.

Gandalph

I'm pretty sure he knows more of minimum and average wages than anybody here, even with google at most our fingertips. Casual slip up of words that of course is going to lead to him being crucified over because of his unpopular status at the moment.

Richard Hillman

Faux Outrage:rolleyes:

Nabber

He wants to increase minmum wage to 35k. He needs the votes