Junior ministers to 'waive and gift back' controversial €16,000 pay hike

Fianna Fáil TD Jack Chambers is among the junior ministers who will "waive and gift back" their €16,000 pay increase. Picture: Stephen Collins /Collins Photos Dublin

The government's three "super-junior" ministers will "waive and gift back" their €16,000 pay rise.

It follows sustained criticism from opposition politicians and the public.