President and Taoiseach should take pay cut

AS someone who gets by on what Bertie spends weekly on make-up, I am appalled at the disproportionately high salaries paid to our President and Taoiseach — the highest in the EU.

Both like to represent themselves as being of the people.

They should prove it by taking a voluntary pay cut or forego future increases until their incomes are in line with those of other leaders in EU countries of similar size and population.

Brian McCaffrey

Clifton Crescent

Galway