Judicial pay referendum ‘does not make sense’

PROPOSED judiciary pay cuts “don’t make economic sense” according to a Cork-based district court judge.

Judge Michael Pattwell, who has 21 years service on the bench, said the cost of changing the Constitution through a referendum far outweighs the savings from cutting judges pay.

The outspoken judge, who is due to retire at the end of the month, said the Government is “only doing what the people have been clamouring for”.