‘Ming’ and Griffin to take 50% pay cut

NEWLY ELECTED TD Luke “Ming” Flanagan has re-iterated his pledge to take a 50% pay cut when he takes his seat in Dáil Éireann in a few weeks.

And he already has support from newly-elected FG Kerry South TD Brendan Griffin. The 28-year-old former Kerry councillor has also committed to a 50% salary cut, “in solidarity with the people of Kerry South at this time of national emergency”.

Speaking to the Irish Examiner, Mr Flanagan, elected in Roscommon/South Leitrim, said the country could not afford to continue paying huge salaries to TDs.