Taoiseach ‘annoyed’ at hospital top-up pay

The Taoiseach said he was “annoyed” by top-up payments made to senior hospital management over and above agreed salary scales.

Enda Kenny said the HSE chief-executive is in the process of preparing a report for the minister for health, which will be published.

“Top-up payments that were not authorised, that were unapproved and that came from non-exchequer funding sources that breached the public service pay agreement have to be dealt with.”