‘Where is the fairness?’ – Mary Lou McDonald criticises big pay hikes for semi-State CEOs on Dáil's first day back

'Tone-deaf and detached from reality': Government grilled over pay rises for semi-State CEOs

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accused Taoiseach Micheál Martin of repeatedly “brushing aside” ordinary workers.

Clashes in Dail over eye-watering pay rises as rail chief gets €75k boost: 'Your priorities are clear'

The Taoiseach and Opposition leader Mary Lou McDonald have clashed over salary increases for the heads of semi state bodies

‘Where is the fairness?’ – Mary Lou McDonald criticises big pay hikes for semi-State CEOs on Dáil's first day back

Bosses in the semi-State sector are being rewarded with huge pay increases while “ordinary people are brushed aside and taken for granted,” Sinn Féin has told the Taoiseach on the Dáil’s first day back after the Christmas recess.

Taoiseach and McDonald clash over top salaries, including €75k hike for Irish Rail chief

Sinn Fein president Mary-Lou McDonald queried recent pay increase handed to the chiefs of semi state bodies.

Bumper pay increases for semi-state bosses

During the first sitting of Dáil Éireann in 2026, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald questioned Taoiseach Micheál Martin over ministers approving pay increases for a host of semi-state bosses. The proposed increases must now be sent to Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers and the relevant minister for the sector of the semi-state body for approval. Credit to : Newstalk The post Bumper pay increases for semi-state bosses | Newstalk first app…