Lenihan on Matt Cooper now

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What Minister has said that?

Not so long ago we had this from FF complete with comments from someone who is now a Mini Minister:

An escalating controversy over Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s massive salary took a bizarre twist today as his governing party pointed out that the country has many higher earners.

The Taoiseach has been rigorously defending his 14% pay rise over the past month, bringing his annual salary to €310,000 - and making him one of the world’s highest paid political leaders.

But today Fianna Fáil launched an unusual rebuke, insisting that 0.6% of the Republic’s working population were better paid.

Martin Mansergh TD, a prominent ally of Mr Ahern and key player in the peace process, highlighted that people working in the media, as well as business and the creaking health service, were among those better-paid than the Taoiseach.

“A vast majority, though not all, would be in more secure employment,” Mr Mansergh said of the wealthy elite, in a statement.

“Either a lot of the most successful people are overpaid, or it must be accepted in the context of this society that the Taoiseach’s salary is commensurate with his responsibilities, which ultimately are greater than anyone else’s.”

FF defend Taoiseach's salary | BreakingNews.ie

Looking forward to you coming back with the names of the folk on that independent body you mention and who put them on it.

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What Minister has said that?

The pay of Ministers is linked to grades in the Public Sector. Pay in the public sector is determined by an independent body.

Yup, its all somebody else fault. That damned independent body, bloody benchmarking. Nothing to do with FF, not a bit of it. They are ALL paid far to much. Every ducking one of them. Compare to other countries in europe. The only reason for pushing up wages here was the FF created house market bubble. the bubble to enrich the developer mates of the biggest shower of knackers on the planet.