The figure is well above what the national living wage is estimated to be at 12.90 an hour.
Solidarity People Before Profit say the increase is needed for people to have a solid quality of life.
TD Mick Barry says it's more important than ever given where inflation is:
"It's not the cost of living. It's the cost of surviving. Those are the words sent to me by a woman worker in Cork during the week. Now tomorrow I will be introducing a motion to be voted on tomorrow night, calling for an emergency review and increase in the national minimum wage."
