Letter to the Editor: Vote against nurses’ pay was utterly shameful

How often have we heard politicians use this term: “we are all in this together”? TDs get a salary of €98,000 which increases if one is a minister or junior minister. A payment to sit on a committee is additional. Then there are allowances, including travel to and from Houses of Oireachtas (not many employees have such a payment), accommodation, entertainment. Then administrative support, laptop, mobile phones etc, etc. Each member of the Oireachtas costs the taxpayer a considerable amount each year. I am not complaining about this or their “entitlements”.

During the pandemic many TDs worked from home still receiving their salaries and entitlements. Again, no complaint from me.