Public Sector Pay

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 October 2011

Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Questions (340)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

356 Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the saving to the State if all local authority salaries were capped at €100,000 per year. [30880/11]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (Deputy Phil Hogan)

The capping of salaries of local authority employees would involve changes to their terms and conditions and is a policy matter for the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.