Richard Bruton's ruling out wage increases amid further signs of economic recovery.
The jobs minister's welcoming new figures showing the number of people at work at its highest in nearly five years.
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The Central Statistics Office says over 1.9 million people are now at work – that size of a workforce hasn't been since the end of 2009.
Unemployment's also continuing to fall nationally – but there was a sharp rise in the Western region in the second quarter of the year.
Minister Bruton says the focus has to be on continuing to create jobs.
