The Cabinet is set to approve an €8,000-a-year pay increase for the country’s 947 city and county councillors, the Irish Examiner can reveal. 'Low pay for long working week'The programme for government committed to the €8,000 pay increase within the Coalition’s first year in office. Some studies showed councillors work 32.5 hours a week and many who departed politics cited low pay as a primary reason. Levy exemption for community radioMinisters will also approve new measures which will exempt community radio stations from paying the broadcasting levy. Arts and media minister Catherine Martin is seeking approval to integrate the previous Broadcasting (Amendment) Bill into the new Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill.

Source: Irish Examiner May 18, 2021 05:26 UTC