If the scheme was extended so it was not in breach of the Equality Status Act, it would cost over 300 million per year.

Well I’d prefer to help the disabled with 300Million, rather than the government pocketing it!

Politicians have to get paid too, and come up with real solutions – not just populist Sinn Fein type populist tripe responses.

You just said it costs 10 million euro. In reality, it would cost 30 times that figure. The country can not afford that, and we are currently being funded by the IMF-EU. A new scheme is being devised for those who were in receipt of the allowance.

Really and do you really think that enda Kenny as a “leader” is worth more pay than Barack Obama, I DON’T THINK SO! If we weren’t paying for the sorry mess the previous government got us into and this government are carrying on then none of this would be happening.

President Barack Obama’s base salary is $400,000 a year, or €306,091. He also has access to a $150,000 expense account as well as a $100,000 tax free travel account and $20,000 entertainment budget.

Enda Kenny wrote to Paymaster General requesting that his TDs salary be cut voluntarily by 5% in 2009. On his first day in office, he took a pay cut from €214,187 to €200,000 (and applied a pay cut to all Ministers).

The latest agreement implements a further 10% cut on his salary which means he earns €185,350 per year, or 60% the salary of Barack Obama. But let me guess, that’s too much – he deserves less than minimum wage for being the Taoiseach of this State.

And it’s a far cry from Bertie Ahern’s self imposed 14% increase to €310,000 which meant he was paid more than the US President, and that’s where you got your out of date statistic from. But then again, shur Bertie had charisma, and that’s why he was voted back in three times in a row by the genius Irish electorate, and shur didn’t he hand the country over in such wonderful condition.

Well lets have the politicians in power do the job they supposed to do. 0.14% from a major international company on profits of €47 billion is not the job they elected to be doing while targeting the disabled.

Actually after 3 months in office enda raised his wage back up to 210,000, the thousands of travel expenses, never mind their “unvouched for expenses”, and the rest and Gilmore is on 199,4??, so yes and in this era of time in your opinion intake would be

Sur they,ve gr8 charisma that’s why Fianna Fáil has gained more support than Fine Gael .

WE DON’T WANT THAT!

And maybe if the ex-TDS who ruined my beautiful country and its people for the Banks and Bondholders weren’t still getting paid their RIDICOLOUS joke of a “pensions scheme” after 2 years and their eligible for a pension, yet they have the cheek to tell the people who are PAYING THEIR wages that we will have to work to 65 and in 2014 that year will be raised to 70.

Now with the way our country is going in these people’s hands I guarantee you the “famine and war” will be here by 2016.

When 2016 comes they will have their nice fat bank accounts, all their houses paid for, maybe Michael Noonan might even take out another bond.

YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO WAKE UP!

These people are going to hand our country to our grandchildren shattered and broken.

YET THE GOVERNMENT, NEVER COMPLAIN ABOUT AUSTERITY ON THEMSELVES

There was never a increase. Catherine Lonergan, you have been spouting misinformation all throughout this thread. Your figures are all completely wrong, maliciously so.

Typing in capital letters does nothing to enhance your point.

^ Thank you :)

6 Billion 580 Thousand is what that works out at :)

How much does it take if you take all the WASTE of money out and actually focused on THE COUNTRY and ITS PEOPLE like they were ELECTED to do and SWORE on the CONSTITUTION TO DO.

Am excuses me but have a look on google their some very good information if you dig hard enough.
And it goes back as far as Bertie ahern wasting a couple of million on having a wat tower built outside of Dublin which at the current time we are actually paying out more than a million euro to have workers out there doing the job the water tower was supposed to do. Come back to me 2mrw and I will give you every single bit of research I have.

I don’t just dislike this government very much, but the whole concept of this government.

Banks do not come before the future of the children of ireland.

This will stop!

Ad you get your head outta your ass and look into things.

The only thing alive and kicking in this government is GREED.

It’s time for your bedtime Joe. I think I can hear Enda calling you. P.s. I hope you never have an accident that limits your mobility. It would be interesting though to hear your views from that standpoint.

Are we 60% the size or population of America????. There is a limit to society and we are judged on how we treat our most vulnerable. Is this in your mind a good way to treat them???. You say we can’t afford it this figure of 300 million was not costed so we don’t know how much it would cost. Granted it would cost money but do you believe them when they say they are going to replace it??. Here are some ideas to save some money Richie bochers pension is 605,000 per year. Micheal fingelton 1 million pay off. Seanie Fitz pension which his wife claims half of as she is entitled by law is around 200,000. These are just a few figures granted a long way short but its about optics if we were being led from the front. Oh and since you seem to support fine geal what about Micheal Lowry??? I’m not any party but can you explain that mans actions as a former member of fine geal and still very friendly with the party ?? Answers please

How does 10% reduction of 200k =185k no wonder the country’s in the white our taoiseach cant count.

Thanks for picking up on that Gerladine, I spotted it after I had posted.

It’s 5.5% salary up to €80,000; 8% between €80,000 and €150,000; 9pc % between €150,000 and €185,000; and 10% on earnings over that. which is an effective 7.3% effective reduction.

So what its not about money its a bit disabled peoplw and their quality of life

Joe ur an idiot

Yep joe ur still an idiot are you a Td, you sound like one

You go girl, you are wiping the floor with that idiots argument

Well said John

Do people just see what they want to see on this site..

From the previous article on the disability payments scheme..

” “It is important to note that the decision is in no way intended to save costs and the funding involved in the two schemes (€10.6 million) remains committed to meeting the transport needs of relevant people,” the Department said.”

It is the new government approach.
Inda has an emotional moment when he “apologises” to the Magdalenes, Kathleen “agonises” over the disabled.
What next?

He rubbed an onion in his eye it was so sincere , but no tears for the disabled

Gave as good as I got tho ha :)

he is evil,all he wants to do is line is own pockets

You can’t make a silk purse from a pigs ear !

All he’s missing is a white Persian cat and an eye-patch

You’re not wrong there. Every photo really puts the rat into Ratzinger.

That is just not right Siobhan but unfortunately this pile of sleeveen liars we have the misfortune to call a government and the poor deluded fools that jump to their defence just don’t care.
All these paracites care about is who will bring the biggest apple to teacher.
Roll on an election and we can send these sleeveens a message they will never forget .

Siobhan. You will need 4 times the wage. Wait until you see the cost of living in Oz!