Harris the latest to take 10% pay cut

SENATOR Eoghan Harris announced he will take a 10% pay cut following the example of the cabinet. Mr Harris has been a staunch advocate of public sector reform, which he calls the “new national question”.

But speaking in the Seanad yesterday, he said he could not advocate such reform without setting an example himself. He therefore announced he was taking a 10% pay cut, meaning his salary of €70,133 will fall to circa €63,000.

“It would be hypocritical of me to go on criticising the public service and this need for reform and looking for pay freezes without addressing the matter myself,” Mr Harris said.