Taoiseach didn’t take pay cut and has failed to reform system

Barry Walsh states Enda Kenny took a pay cut (Letters, Aug 23) but he is mistaken.

On the morning he was elected Taoiseach, Mr Kenny was paid a basic TD’s salary of about €93k (not to mention tax free unverified expenses), but by the end of that same day his basic salary had increased to €200k (and the expenses increased proportionately too).

Mr Walsh seeks to imply that because Mr Cowen paid himself €220,000 and that Mr Kenny pays himself €200,000 that means Mr Kenny took a pay cut of 10%.