McDonald: Number of Government advisors shows how 'out of touch' it is

Opposition politicians have slammed the decision which was taken the same week as cutting the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). Picture:Gareth Chaney/Collins

Mary Lou McDonald says the number of advisors being hired by the government represents how "out of touch" it is.

It emerged on Tuesday that the government had approved ministerial advisors for 10 junior ministers. In the last Dáil, the pay-scale for those advising Ministers of State started at around €67,000 a year.