Cabinet Committees
Dail Éireann — 2026-01-13
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

Is the Taoiseach at all concerned that it appears the public paid a €10 million sweetener to the World Bank to ease the way for Paschal Donohoe to get his high paying €600,000-a-year top job there? Was the Taoiseach made aware at any stage in the discussions that the World Bank was asking for €131 million? The Department officials were advising not to give any more than that anyway yet Paschal Donohoe decided that we would give an extra €10 million to make €141 million. Was there any sense at that stage that this position would be emerging as his predecessor would be retiring as he was due to retire? Is the Taoiseach concerned? Has he asked questions of his colleague about this?

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Sitting date: 2026-01-13