Support for Hogan to keep €270k role

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has asked the EU to reappoint ex-Fine Gael minister Phil Hogan to a €270,000 a year commissioner role, despite farmers accusing the EU agriculture commissioner of “selling them out” over the Mercosur beef deal.

Support for Hogan to keep €270k role
Wed, 10 Jul, 2019 - 07:25

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Aoife Moore, and Elaine Loughlin

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has asked the EU to reappoint ex-Fine Gael minister Phil Hogan to a €270,000 a year commissioner role, despite farmers accusing the EU agriculture commissioner of “selling them out” over the Mercosur beef deal.

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