“The cost of running the office has increased from €2.9m in the President’s first full year in office to €3.6m last year. The estimated cost for this year was budgeted at €4.3m”
the budget for the President’s household staff and associated costs had increased by almost €150,000 over the last six years. In 2013, the OPW’s bill was €753,000 and this year the State agency expects the Presidency to cost it almost €900,000.
That’s interesting. I wonder could there be any justification or reason for the cost of the office of the president going up by 700,000 in seven years. What has changed between 2011 and now?
Surely it’s cheaper everything should be getting?
And don’t get me started on the public service wage bill, why are they getting raises?
Yes, not the type of qualities you want in a person. He is a person with no conviction in themselves, I would imagine the poster is actually a woman such is the irrational nature of their posts.
According to Paddy Power, 54% of bets on the outright market have been for Peter Casey and 80% of bets in the W/O Michael D market have been for Casey.