Each TD to cost taxpayers €268k to fund next year
By Paul O’Brien, Political Correspondent
Monday, November 08, 2010
THE average TD will cost taxpayers over a quarter of a million euro to fund next year.
Between salaries, secretarial assistance, travel expenses, and other allowances, the bill for the average TD in 2011 will come to an estimated €268,000.
It represents a slight reduction on the figure for this year, where the average cost per TD is coming to €271,000.
The average senator will cost €157,000 to fund next year. That is also a reduction on the 2010 figure, which is coming to €164,000.
The figures stem from the 2011 financial estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas, which were voted through the Dáil last week.
A total budget of almost €113m has been approved for the Oireachtas for next year. It represents a reduction of circa €1m – or less than 1% – on the cost of running the Oireachtas this year, which is scheduled to come in at €114m.
It represents a slight reduction on the figure for this year, where the average cost per TD is coming to €271,000.
The average senator will cost €157,000 to fund next year. That is also a reduction on the 2010 figure, which is coming to €164,000.
The figures stem from the 2011 financial estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas, which were voted through the Dáil last week.
A total budget of almost €113m has been approved for the Oireachtas for next year. It represents a reduction of circa €1m – or less than 1% – on the cost of running the Oireachtas this year, which is scheduled to come in at €114m.
Read more: http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2010/1108/ireland/each-td-to-cost-taxpayers-euro268k-to-fund-next-year-135766.html#ixzz14sl1YUWC
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