Pay of top civil servants to be restored to 2008 levels

Cabinet signed off on measures to reverse a pay cut for civil servants earning between €70k and €150k, which has been in place since 2008

Taoiseach Micheál Martin arriving for the Cabinet meeting at Dublin Castle today. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Civil servants earning between €70,000 and €150,000 will have their full pay restored from July 1, after Cabinet members signed off on the measures.

These civil servants have been on reduced pay since 2008 when, under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act (Fempi), their salaries were cut.