Lenihan shelves promised review of semi-state chiefs’ pay

FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan quietly shelved a review of the pay of semi-state bosses despite the fact that some of them enjoy packages worth €500,000 a year.

Last December, Mr Lenihan announced he would bring proposals to Cabinet “at an early date” to review the pay arrangements for the chief executives.

The announcement came amid mounting anger over the fact that the semi-state bosses were escaping mandatory pay cuts while the lowest-paid public servants were hit with a 5% salary reduction in the budget.