Councillors to debate halving lord mayor’s salary to €62k

Councillors will next month debate a motion to slash the lord mayor of Cork’s salary in half to €62,000.

Independent Fianna Fáil councillor Kenneth O’Flynn believes that the city council — which is facing a €1.7m reduction in its budget on the directions of Environment Minister Phil Hogan — cannot afford to pay such “extravagant” wages to its figurehead.

Cllr O’Flynn said Lord Mayor Cllr John Buttimer (FG) receives an annual salary of about €123,000.