Govt's 'hands tied' over McCarthy pension

The Government’s hands are tied over a pension package worth more than €700,000 for the state’s former top civil servant, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.

The Government’s hands are tied over a pension package worth more than 700,000 euro for the state’s former top civil servant, Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said.

Mr Kenny vowed changes were on the cards after it was revealed Dermot McCarthy, the ex-secretary general to the Government, received the massive retirement windfall this summer.