Move to allow bailed-out banks resume paying bonuses 'an insult', Dáil hears 

It will allow banks who received billions in bailouts over a decade ago to resume paying bonuses of up to €20,000 to staff

Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall said the idea was insulting to the public during a cost-of-living crisis. File Picture

A move to allow bailed-out banks resume paying bonuses is "an insult" to Irish people, the Dáil has been told.

Cabinet on Tuesday signed off on the Report of the Retail Banking Review, which includes an easing of restrictions on pay and bonuses for employees of institutions that were bailed out by the Irish taxpayer during the financial crisis.