Bertie’s 140% pay rise in 10 years

IT is disgusting to see highly-paid politicians, pundits and HSE public relations spinners condemning hard-working, underpaid nurses.

A typical example was on RTE’s Questions & Answers on April 2 where all six pontificators — panel and presenter — were probably paid three to 10 times more than the nurses they criticised.

The Taoiseach, Tánaiste and cabinet members have received 24 pay increases since they took office in 1997.