New housing tsar will not be 'anywhere near' €430k salary — Fianna Fáil

The proposed appointment of Brendan McDonagh sparked controversy after it emerged that he would continue to be paid his €430,000 NAMA salary when seconded to the Housing Activation Office. Picture: Laura Hutton/Photocall

The Government will not pay “anywhere near” €430,000 for its new housing tsar, a Fianna Fáil TD has said.

Cork South Central TD Seamus McGrath has said he hopes the head of the Government’s proposed Housing Activation Office could be appointed “within weeks”, after housing minister James Browne’s preferred candidate, Brendan McDonagh, withdrew from consideration.