Varadkar: ‘Limited pot’ to restore pay

Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said he backs the restoration of public sector pay but only if it does not impact on patients and the taxpayers by taking money from recruitment.

Ahead of an address to the Impact trade union’s health conference, Mr Varadkar said he thought pay restoration for public servants was “well deserved”.

However, he said the money available was “limited” adding: “It is the same pot of money that has to go into providing better services and also tax cuts that benefit everyone in the economy”.