CLEANERS in government departments are facing a higher percentage cut in their basic pay than some of the country’s most senior civil servants.

According to Department of Finance figures, the standard salary for cleaners has been cut by 5pc and now ranges from €19,799 at entry level to €22,987.64 after six years of “satisfactory service”.

Yet the civil servants at the third highest grade — assistant secretaries — are being cut by as little as 3pc. There are 150 assistant secretaries, with salaries of up to €146,000 each.


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