Poor Mr.Bernard Durkan tells us he will not be giving back his pension (€5,483)
Listen to Bernard click Bernard Durkan TD
But Bernard is not the only one of the Dail Poor in receipt of a nifty addition to his Dail salary
Speaking yesterday, Mr Lenihan said that it was open to anyone to make a contribution from their pension to the Minster for Finance.
“Many can reflect on the difficulty economic circumstances Ireland is in and decide to assist voluntarily,” he said.
PARLIAMENTARY PENSIONS
Ruairí Quinn: €41,656
Bertie Ahern: €98,901
Richard Bruton: €13,242
Parliamentarians who have forgone ministerial pensions, (provisional 2009 figures which have yet to be audited):
Joan Burton (Lab): €1,664
Jimmy Deenihan (FG): €1,655
Eamon Gilmore (Lab): €1,181
Michael D Higgins (Lab): €17,738
Enda Kenny (FG): €9,113
Liz McManus (Lab): €2,128
Mary O’Rourke (FF): €28,341
Pat Rabbitte (Lab): €4,255
Gay Mitchell MEP (FG): €2,837
Proinsias De Rossa MEP (Lab): €4,890
Michael Woods (FF) €33,343*
*forwent half pension entitlement
Parliamentarians and former ministers still receiving ministerial pensions (provisional 2009 figures which have yet to be audited):
Bertie Ahern (FF): €98,901
Bernard Allen (FG): €5,485
Liam Aylward MEP (FF): €12,261
Seán Barrett (FG): €28,667
Richard Bruton (FG): €13,242
Sen Ivor Callely (FF): €6,637
Paul Connaughton (FG): €16,092
Bernard Durkan (FG): €5,483
Frank Fahey (FF): €37,205
Pat “the Cope” Gallagher MEP (FF): €23,634
Jim Higgins MEP (FG): €5,952
Sen Terry Leyden (FF): €21,761
Jim McDaid (FF): €22,487
Michael Noonan (FG): €39,944
Ruairí O’Hanlon (FF): €82,355
Jim O’Keeffe (FG): €17,770
Ned O’Keeffe (FF): €6,810
Brian O’Shea (Lab): €7,716
Ruairí Quinn (Lab): €41,656
Emmet Stagg (Lab): €7,716
Noel Treacy (FF): €24,007
Its time this Gravy train was stopped in its tracks, write to you local TD and demand that the practice of collecting pensions whilst still in receipt of a Dail salary be stopped immediately
Furthermore all pensions should not be more that the national average citizens’ pension
TD’s should not be financially better off as a result of payments from the taxpayers of this country, the people they are supposed to be serving
It’s time to get real and let these leaches know that the party is over,and they better get use to the idea!
