Opposition party whips and the judiciary have been given a pay increase by the Cabinet, one week after the Government rejected a motion to pay student nurses. For some opposition whips the stipend paid on top of their €97,000 a year salary has been doubled. At its weekly meeting, ministers approved plans to award the judiciary a pay increase in line with other rises in the public sector. Ministers also gave their consent to an increased allowance for the party whips, who act as convenors for their parties in the Dáil. For the smaller parties, the Green Party, Labour, Solidarity/People Before Profit and the Social Democrats whips will receive a €6,000 allowance, ministers have said.

Source: Irish Examiner December 08, 2020 13:02 UTC