Most voters don't want public sector pay rises, according to a new poll out today.

The Ipsos/MRBI survey in the Irish Times shows we'd rather see more public servants hired, rather than higher salaries.

We also favour capital spending, ahead of tax cuts or welfare increases.

The poll carried out on Monday and Tuesday of this week asked 12-hundred people across the country to rank their preference of Government spending of additional money.

Just 6 percent said that boosting public sector pay should be the top priority.