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# Politicians' Pay

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2022
# well paid job
Ceann Comhairle salary is higher than every other politician except the President
The Dáil speaker job comes with a €227,000 salary, more than €10,000 higher than that of the Taoiseach.
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Jun 7th 2022, 6:30 AM
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# factcheck
FactCheck: You asked, we answered - how does Irish politicians' pay compare to Europe?
How do our TDs and Taoiseach’s salaries compare to their continental counterparts?
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Dec 28th 2016, 10:30 PM
# factcheck
FactCheck: How much have TDs and ministers been paid since the election?
And are they really “doing nothing”? TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck is on the case.
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Apr 25th 2016, 9:55 PM
# Resignation
How much are Alan Shatter's pension and severance payments worth?
Previous ministers have declined to accept some of these payments.
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May 17th 2014, 8:15 AM
# Politicians' Pay
'A nice bonus at Christmas time': Dublin mayor's pay-cut benefits 50 community groups
Dermot Looney’s decision to surrender part of his salary has worked out well for dozens of community groups in the south of the capital.
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Dec 18th 2013, 8:45 PM
# Special Advisers
Want to see what staff members in the Taoiseach's department get paid?
The 17 staff members appointed by the Taoiseach have an annual salary between them of almost €1.4 million.
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Oct 25th 2013, 6:45 AM
# No Way Pal
"No bloody hope will I work for nothing" - David Norris
On the first day back after the referendum result, David Norris has already hit out at the idea that senators should not be paid.
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Oct 8th 2013, 3:47 PM
# Politicians' Pay
Pearse Doherty: Most TDs and Ministers use their pay to buy a new car or go on holiday
While the Sinn Féin TD said he and colleagues take home the average industrial wage most other TDs and ministers use some of their wages to buy a new car, go on holiday, put it in the bank or buy shares in the bank, he claimed.
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Sep 4th 2013, 6:45 AM
# Public Pay
Ministers will not be singled out for extra pay cuts, insists Howlin
Brendan Howlin says the €150,000 salary ministers will earn after Croke Park 2 compares well to the private sector.
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May 16th 2013, 6:30 AM
# Expenses
Politicians pay back €16,000 after expenses' audit
€16,079 worth of expenses were deemed to be ‘ineligible’.
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Dec 22nd 2012, 12:54 PM
Voices
Column: Our politicians are overpaid. It’s time they rejoined the real world.
A new campaign is calling for politicians’ pay to be benchmarked against real jobs. Aaron McKenna explains why the salaries have to shrink.
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Mar 29th 2012, 7:30 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Should politicians benchmark their pay against the 'real world'?
The ‘Real Pay’ politician says they should, saving millions each year, but does this understate the workload of a TD or minister?
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Mar 27th 2012, 1:17 PM
# Real pay
Campaign launched to benchmark politicians' pay against 'real world'
The move would save €10.7million annually, campaigners say.
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Mar 27th 2012, 1:10 PM
Ministers fighting prospect of a salary cut
Sources tell the Sunday papers that the government is considering capping public sector pay at around €250,000, as cabinet ministers resist cuts of up to €30,000.
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