Sinn Féin demands pay cap on politicians

The pay of the Taoiseach and ministers should be capped at €100,000, TDs at €75,000, and senators at €60,000, Sinn Féin has said.

The party proposed capping all public sector pay at €100,000 as a three-year “emergency” measure in its pre-budget submission yesterday.

At present, the Taoiseach earns €200,000 a year while senior ministers earn €169,000, junior ministers €130,000, TDs €92,000, and senators €65,000.