The Minister for Health Simon Harris has revealed that he has no intention in taking a €5,000 pay increase.
Mr Harris along with a number of TDs were given the pretty sum in last weeks Budget, although he is set to reject the increase claiming any pay increase should be linked to civil service.
Mr Harris said: “TDs being linked to civil service pay – going down when they go down and going up when they go up – largely serves the country well.”
“Politicians setting their own pay – I don’t think that’s a good policy. “I certainly have no intention of taking the increase.”