Craughwell calls for wage hike for TDs and senators and restoration of pre-crash allowances

Gerard Craughwell said: 'I know that some members of the public would be pretty pissed off about it, but that's irrelevant to me'

Gerard Craughwell, an independent senator since 2014, emailed TDs and senators on Thursday morning calling for their support. File picture: Mark Stedman/RollingNews.ie

A long-standing senator has called for some TDs' and senators’ salaries to be increased as he suggested pre-crash allowances should be restored.

Gerard Craughwell, an independent senator since 2014, emailed TDs and senators on Thursday morning calling for their support.