Reduction in Pay and Allowances of Government and Oireachtas Members Bill 2011

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would cut the pay and allowances of TDs, Senators, Government members, parliamentary office-holders and people holding specified positions in the Dáil and Seanad. It would do this by amending existing legislation on emergency public-interest financial measures. Sponsored by Pearse Doherty as a Private Member’s Bill, it aims to reduce the cost of political office and reflect the financial pressures facing the State.

Formal long title

in the public interest, to provide for the reduction of the remuneration of members of the Government and members of the Houses of the Oireachtas

Last updated 17 April 2018