The wheels are coming off this arrogant government

Enda Kenny’s two-day visit to Atlanta cost us €4,300 for a chauffeur, while Europe Minister Dara Murphy commandeered a squad car, and the time and services of two gardaí, to drive him 214 miles to Dublin Airport, writes Shaun Connolly

ARROGANCE was the watchword of the week as the Dáil returned. Well, I say ‘returned’ — after a two-month holiday, TDs turned up on Tuesday, told each other how good they were, then buggered off at 2pm on Thursday for a four-day weekend. We pay them €1,673 a week.

But that’s car fare for the likes of Enda Kenny — he splashed €20,000 of our cash on limos for himself and his entourage in July. The bills mainly related to his US St Patrick’s day visit the previous March, with a two-day stint in Atlanta costing us €4,300 in fancy wheels.