Public betrayal - True cost of adviser pay

It is much too simplistic to suggest the oesophageal cancer treatment of a father of three was cancelled just because the Taoiseach authorised a salary increase of €35,000 for his adviser Ciaran Conlon?

This adviser’s salary of €127,000 exceeded the salary cap.

The Taoiseach received almost 100 letters of complaint after he pushed through the salary increase. He was being blamed by a wide range of people — Fine Gael members, company owners, unemployed people, pensioners, and the families of sick people.