One law for the judiciary and another law for the rest of us

THE Government’s decision not to impose the €250,000 public service pay cap on current members of the judiciary highlights once again the degree to which, effectively, there is one law for judges and another for the rest of us.

The Government did not completely leave judges alone in the budget: it introduced a new PRSI charge of 4% which will apply to high-paid public office-holders, including members of the judiciary.

However, the Government did leave the judges’ basic pay rates untouched, and this is nothing new.