Any doubts that this Government is totally out of touch with people facing a dire cost-of-living crisis were dispelled by the decision to lift the cap on bankers’ bonuses.
Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe’s plan to scrap the €500,000 limit on annual executive salaries and allow bonuses of up to €20,000 would be controversial at any time.
But when more than one million people are unable to make ends meet and put food on the table it is an outrage and an insult to the taxpayers who have bailed out these rogue institutions.
