Charities ordered to review salary scales

The Brothers of Charity, which provides services around the country for people with intellectual disabilities, has been ordered to review the salaries of 14 senior staff members whose pay scales range from €67,000 to €106,000.

These individuals are among 33 workers in social care organisations receiving money from the State, whose pay packages have been identified by the Health Service Executive to be out of line.

Others include the Cope Foundation, where chief executive Colette Kelleher’s salary is €121,600, while the charity’s director of nursing earns a salary of €89,120.