The Taoiseach Enda Kenny has come in for strong criticism yet again after it was revealed that three of his backgroom staff are on salaries over the €92,672 public pay cap.
The news of the extraordinary payments has angered Sinn Fein TD Mary Lou McDonald who has labeled the payments as ‘Brazen’, Ms McDonald told reporters: “It reminds you of the L’Oréal approach ‘because I’m worth it’ it seems in the minds of the current government some are more equal and some are more worthy than others.”bAlthough Ms McDonald did say she was not surprised that Mr Kenny has broken the pay cap as other ministers, have done so in the past without blatant disregard.
Ms McDonald said: “We know that government having set their pay cap went off then to breach their pay cap repeatedly.” “It raises a whole question around the commitment to political reform much less the democratic revolution of which they spoke. “I think it’s brazen, I don’t believe we have ever gotten a convincing explanation from any member of government as to why the pay cap was breached time and time again.”