Bord Snip boss paid €800 a day while devising savage cuts

THE head of Bord Snip Nua was paid nearly €800 a day while drawing up its hit list of “savage” cuts in public services.

Labour TD Tommy Broughan branded the scale of the payment appalling considering economist Colm McCarthy was tasked with slashing state spending.

Among the most controversial recommendations of the group included cutting all welfare payments by 5%, slashing at least €30 off child benefit, increasing the cost of care for the elderly, shutting half of all Garda stations and sharply reducing the number of teachers for special needs pupils.