Extravagance must be cut

The National Forum on Europe, which was announced

Thu, 02 Jan, 2003 - 00:00
the Taoiseach following the defeat of the Nice Referendum in June of 2001, will have cost the Irish taxpayer over €3 million before it is finally wound up next summer. In these days of financial cutbacks, people will inevitably question some of this expenditure.

Senator Maurice Hayes was paid 63,486 to chair the Forum and also received 9,200 in expenses, on top of his 48,000 salary as a Senator.

It’s nice work if you can get it, but questions must be asked about this kind of extravagance.

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