Dail debates proposed appointment of ‘housing tzar’

The Tánaiste says no decision has been made on the pay level for the Government’s new housing tzar.

The Cabinet sub-committee on housing will meet this afternoon to discuss the appointment of a CEO for the new Housing Activation Office.

NAMA’s Brendan McDonagh is the preferred candidate, but his 430-thousand euro salary has become a millstone for the Government.

While sources say that amount could be reduced before it’s agreed – Tánaiste Simon Harris told Donegal Deputy Pearse Doherty this afternoon that nothing is final……….

 

You can hear the full exchange here –

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