Incoming junior ministers will now receive a travel and accommodation allowance, addressing financial penalties faced by TDs reluctant to take ministerial roles.
Former Fine Gael super-junior minister Paul Kehoe remarked that it was a 'disgrace to any democracy' that ministers had to stay in dormitories due to high Dublin hotel prices.
Kehoe highlighted that the lack of an overnight allowance forced many ministers to stay in low-quality accommodations like guesthouses or dormitories with shared bathrooms.
The new allowance and adjustments were driven by concerns that junior minister roles were financially unfavorable compared to backbench positions, discouraging TDs from stepping up.
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