Mary Robinson was on

Pot Noodle =

70's punts Mary McAlese is on €340 + expenses it has to stop and a free gaff

ejmaztec

Guy:Incognito

Trevington.

Oh were not just saying random things? My bad.

Pot Noodle =

I meant to say Mary Robinson when she was President was on 70 punts plus a free House Mary McAlish is on €340,000 + a free home we dont need this that is all

keithclancy

Pot wrote:

I meant to say Mary Robinson when she was President was on 70 punts plus a free House Mary McAlish is on €340,000 + a free home we dont need this that is all

Her wage after mandatory cut and voluntary cut is 260,400 / year.

Just to be correct

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/budget/news/mcaleese-volunteers-to-take-20pc-wage-reduction-1969589.html

91011

considering the work she has put in and the way she represents the country abroad, this imo is exceptional value.

note - it is a 24hrs a day, 365days a year job and fully taxable - so about 40%+ comes straight back to the coffers.

Guy:Incognito

IR£70 (a week I assume?) was a bargain, doubt we could have expected Mcaleese to work for the same.:)

Pot Noodle =

I meant 70,000 punts and the other one getting €260,000 come on it should be voluntary position not one commanding that amount we dont need a President

dlofnep

All of our politicians are overpaid - Why single out the president?

seamus

Pot wrote:

it should be voluntary position

Yes because we're going to get a great set of candidates for our primary overseas ambassador and head of state if we don't offer to pay them anything.

This is a job which involves lots and lots of travelling, going to meetings, handshaking and hobnobbing with high-ranking members of other states. It's not something you can part-time, so therefore you'll find very few worthy candidates volunteering to do such a job for the right reasons.

Technically speaking we don't need a president (though he/she retains certain powers that can be crucial in an emergency), but the ambassadorial role has served us well over the last 20 years and does free up members of the government to engage in more important affairs.

Pot Noodle =

Still paid to much does not have to run a house / car etc etc

91011

Pot wrote:

I meant 70,000 punts and the other one getting €260,000 come on it should be voluntary position not one commanding that amount we dont need a President

so who would be in charge of the constitution?

Also, where did you get the information that Mary Robinson was paid £70,000. AFAIK, the salary of president is linked to judicial salaries at the higher end of the scale.

Pot Noodle =

That is what she was on at the start of her term

jhegarty

Pot wrote:

I meant 70,000 punts and the other one getting €260,000 come on it should be voluntary position not one commanding that amount we dont need a President

But Mary Robinson quit early when she got a better job offer.


So I guess we must be €260k to keep a president.

91011

Pot wrote:

That is what she was on at the start of her term

any chance you'd work for the same wage offered 20 years ago?

At 300k + its high, but at 260k, it's not extreme, but maybe a further drop to about 200k would be better.

Pot Noodle =

91011 wrote: »

any chance you'd work for the same wage offered 20 years ago?

At 300k + its high, but at 260k, it's not extreme, but maybe a further drop to about 20k would be better.

I fixed it for you

91011

Pot wrote:

I fixed it for you

if you want a monkey....

jor el

Pot wrote:

I fixed it for you

No you didn't, you made a mockery of it. Even at minimum wage, 6840 hours a year (taking out 8 hours a day for sleeping) spent representing the country would be €50,516 a year, and being president is not a minimum wage job.

Pot Noodle =

It should be Free house free electricity free heating shall i go on free limo free security free cook free staff................................................... none of that comes out of her HUGE pay packet

eth0_

Pot wrote:

I meant 70,000 punts and the other one getting €260,000 come on it should be voluntary position not one commanding that amount we dont need a President

Oh for gods sake. Go ring Joe Duffy about it if it annoys you so much :rolleyes:

hblock21

Pot wrote:

It should be Free house free electricity free heating shall i go on free limo free security free cook free staff................................................... none of that comes out of her HUGE pay packet

My brain is melting reading your posts......take some time out to read over what you type before jumping on submit. Your grammar is .................

Pot Noodle =

More Grammar Gestapo get over it is the way i was Taught

hblock21

Pot wrote:

More Grammar Gestapo. Get over it is the way i was taught

I fixed it for you

Pot Noodle =

hblock21 wrote: »

I fixed it for you

Thanks Teacher:D

testicle

Pot wrote:

70's punts Mary McAlese is on €340 + expenses it has to stop and a free gaff

Are you taking the difference between 1990 and 2010?

Pot Noodle =

testicle wrote: »

Are you taking the difference between 1990 and 2010?

20 yrs does not justify that wage

keithclancy

Pot wrote:

20 yrs does not justify that wage

Why not ?

Becuase you feel that it doesn't .. or do you have some sort of evidence to back that up ?

seamus

testicle wrote: »

Are you taking the difference between 1990 and 2010?

Between Q1 1990 and Q1 2009, public sector earnings increased by an average of 166% *
That is, someone in the PS who earned IEP100 per week in 1990 was earning IEP266 in Q1 2009.

So if the president earned £70k in 1990, then we would expect her to be earning £186,200 in 2009, which is €235,000.

She actually earned €292k last year. Hardly a massive upwards rse when compared to the rest of the country's increase in wages.

* This is based on an average of averages, so it's not an accurate figure, just a guideline. The actual average is likely to be higher if you take the average of all salaries because it will be skewed by the increases of senior civil servants.
The figure also includes any wage cuts in 2009.

Pot Noodle =

There you are that is why are Country cannot compete with the rest of Europe

randypriest

Pot wrote:

There you are that is why are Country cannot compete with the rest of Europe

Your command of the English language is terrible. Dare I say it, you will never become President of Ireland. You need to up your game.

Pot Noodle =

More Grammar Gestapo:D

91011

This thread should be closed.

Insulting the holder of the highest office & guardian of the constitution should not be permitted and it is not something that belongs in a rip-off Irealnd thread.

jor el

I agree.