I think Russia has the right idea here. 80,000-100,000 woulhd be grand.

The Russians have it about right. Best of luck to our new president

way too much! I’m sure he could survive on a lot less

On top of his over €100k in Salaries from other public service positions!

Can we find out what the income arrangements for the president is? If all his income is taxed same as ordinary people, maybe 150k would be ok!

Time for the establishment to take a haircut in the national interest! Come on, 250k for what?If the candidate who wins is truly patriotic I’m sure they can survive on half that figure? Free board, travel and accommodation included. Come on be a little less greedy and think more about the country for a change lads ………

It is a huge salary considering the variety of expenses that ales are picked up by the taxpayer.

This is quite a noticeably stupid list. You say you have selected largely ceremonial heads of state, and then you include Sarkozy and Medvedev?

Guys, this is a random hodge podge of stuff grabbed off the Internet. How long did it take to put together? 20 minutes?

How does this break down? Does the President keep it all, or is it put to use in any way?

Some of those figures are just ridiculous. Firstly, why oh why would anyone want a Queen that is treated *superior* to all citizens, until she dies. Secondly, €250,000 is too much for a President to be earning in this country. As someone who is *supposed* to represent this country for better or worse (we are in the worse area), that President should take a huge dip in their salaries. It’s not as if the President will be paying for their own expenses or dry-cleaning while in office. That money is basically TAX FREE.

Speaking of context, the GDP for Ireland is?

Ridiculously overpaid at that level. Add on top of the salary all the other costs of keeping a President in the Aras and it looks like extremely bad value. I, for one, would consider that the honour of carrying out the office is reward in kind, and that between a quarter and a third of that sum is quite enough.
I don’t doubt Michael Higgins would accept that it it was the statutory level of remuneration for the Presidential job.

It should be cut – but in comparison to our closest neighbour, which has an unelected head of state on a 9 million annual wage – it seems almost like pocket change.

if some one like michael D put as much time effort, blood sweat and tears into the private sector, ge would be on boards paying out 4 times his salary. come on he has worked hard to get here, give him a break… he is giving up the rest of his life to service of us…..

Medvedev and Putin practically own their country.Hodorkovskiy is a very good example of what can happen to you if you are rich and naughty:) 100k for them is smth they barely notice.

Should be €100K and no more they get free house car they do Noting what did last one really do SFA. The Queen came over with half the British government to make sure we pay back the money we owe them and that’s fact Coming from FG minster

The day we will all be paid peanuts there will be no one to turn to and say: one day it will be me. We will all be stuck in a communist state with no one to blame but ourselves. This goes against the essence of capitalism, where you can become super rich or super poor overnight.