A Sligo Senator has criticised the latest Budget for failing to protect workers.

It comes as the latest Budget allocation has increased the minimum wage, while the higher tax band threshold has also risen.

However a living wage has not been provided despite it featuring in the Programme for Government for this year.

Speaking in the Seanad earlier this week, Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove says it is not a worker's budget:

A Sligo Senator has criticised the latest Budget for failing to protect workers.
It comes as the latest Budget allocation has increased the minimum wage, while the higher tax band threshold has also risen.
However a living wage has not been provided despite it featuring in the Programme for Government for this year.
Speaking in the Seanad earlier this week, Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove says it is not a worker's budget:

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Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.