O’Reilly should lead by example

Congratulations to Emily O’Reilly on her appointment as European Ombudsman.

The role brings a salary of €248,000 which is taxed at the special EU staff tax rate which has a starting rate of 8%.

Plus she will be in receipt of an expense allowance and won’t be required to publish receipts to evidence the expenses claimed are legitimate, similar to the Oireachtas expenses system where every single TD, bar one, claims the maximum expenses, not because they incur them, but because they are “entitled to”.