Review concludes that pay of IFA's Pat Smith, who earned €3.4m in 7 years, was in line with public sector levels

The Former General Secretary of the IFA , Pat Smith, earned €3.4m in the past seven years in pay and pension contributions.

A report into pay and governance at the Irish Farmers Association is recommending that an external expert look at top salaries and that the President should not be involved in setting pay.