Representatives baskingin their allowances

Minister for Public Expenditure Brendan Howlin cannot deliver cuts to allowances because he belongs to a very special group of cynical, cliche-ridden, unprincipled, elected representatives at all levels from the presidency to councillors.

They hold for dear life to what they have and redirect attention everywhere else.

Every TD costs us about €2m per year when you factor in accelerated pensions and mind-boggling loss of office provisions. How could he deliver when staff can throw this back across the pitch at Croke Park?