Our political animals are a breed apart – here’s why
If we divided the number by three or four and paid them a competitive salary we might finally get the best people running the country. In the current climate, the politicians seem to be the only ones not tightening their belts.
I did a survey of many countries which are reasonably comparable to Ireland. As you will see that we have the highest number of members of parliament per 100,000 population. (This list does not include our senators).
