Leo Varadkar: Restoring the wages of high earners is not a pay rise

Leo Varadkar said the restoration of wages to high earners was not a pay rise (Niall Carson/PA)

The restoration of pre-austerity wages for Ireland’s highest-paid public servants should not be misrepresented as a pay rise, the Tanaiste has insisted.

Leo Varadkar said those characterising the move as a salary increase for the richest in society were factually incorrect.