Taoiseach defends his cabinet's approach to pay cuts

Three Super Junior Ministers will still get pay rises of more than €10,000 despite giving back some of the money they could have taken. 

Now Jack Chambers, Hildegarde Naughten and Pippa Hackett will split €32,000 between them instead of the almost €48,000 that had been planned.

All three will also be subject to a Ministerial paycut of 10% across the board.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says he has also handed back a significant amount of money during his career:

 

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