The Minister for Public Expenditure Pascal Donohoe will surely come in for some criticism after his latest comments defending the Government’s decision to introduce a pay rise for politicians.
Mr Donohoe who is in favour of the €5,000 pay increase for all Government Ministers will most money receive a backlash from the public, after he claimed the increase must be introduced in order for politicians not to be compromised and not to be holden to others.
Mr Donohoe said: “If we do not pay our parliamentarians a wage to reflect the responsibilities they have, we confine our pool of potential politicians to those either of independent means or, in a worse-case scenario, to those who may be beholden to others.”
“I think we’re all aware of the risks that can pose to the proper practice of politics.”