Cabinet agrees €20k pay rises for judges

Dozens of judges appointed since 2012 are set to receive near €20,000 pay rises over the coming years under new staggered salary hikes plans.

Cabinet agreed the deal yesterday in a move that means judges appointed since the end of the recession under old pay scales are now set to see their incomes surge to pre-crash levels.

As part of the 2013 Haddington Road deal with unions, more than 100 different public servant groups including gardaí, nurses and teachers were given the opportunity to have their pay “equalised” through a “merged scales” system.