Government accused of lacking transparency on adviser salaries

Sinn Fein TD Mairéad Farrell is calling for accountability and transparency around the salaries of special advisers. File Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government has been accused of lacking accountability and transparency in refusing to release any details on the amount being spent on politically appointed special advisers.

The salaries of those hired by the current Government will not be released until all of them are officially appointed, but less than half of the appointments have gone though the official Cabinet process to date.