€430,000 salary for housing role inappropriate

Tánaiste admits €430,000 pay for new tsar 'not a fair salary'

Simon Harris evasive when asked by Patrick Kielty whether he blocked the appointment of Brendan McDonagh

€430,000 salary for housing role inappropriate

Tánaiste and Fine Gael leader Simon Harris has said he does not believe a €430,000 salary to lead the Government's new Housing Activation Office would be appropriate, insisting "we have to get this right".

Housing tsar row: FF and FG continue to snipe after collapse of Brendan McDonagh appointment plan

Fine Gael blocked appointment this week over concerns it was kept in dark about process

Taoiseach says Browne spoke to Donohoe about Brendan McDonagh being housing tsar

Brendan McDonagh was expected to be appointed as the CEO of the new Housing Activation Office at a meeting of the Cabinet subcommittee on housing on Thursday afternoon

Taoiseach denies that Simon Harris blocked appointment of new housing tsar

The Taoiseach has said reports that Simon Harris blocked the appointment of Brendan McDonagh as the country’s housing tsar are incorrect.

McDonald lays into coalition over housing tsar turmoil in early morning interview

McDonald said that the government planned to hire someone to “essentially job share” with housing minister James Browne.