Politician Aine Collins claims it’s difficult to survive on her $180,000 salary

Now ya know why the highly privileged political caste which rule Ireland are unanimous about the upcoming Fiscal Compact Treat. It'll keep them in the comfort to which they have become accustomed by subcontracting sovereignty to faceless Eurocrats in Brussels. The money's better.

Murph46.I'll answer just in case Seano misses your valuable comment.Fine Gael are a centre-right political party.And getting more right wing by the day.Her attitude in saying it was difficult to survive on a €140,000 salary is very right wing in that her perception of financial hardship is out of touch with the ordinary people.The only lesson she learned is to keep her mouth shut.But I hope the voters don't forget what she said.

Aine, the Irish Government and the Irish taxpayer will want to do even more belt tightening. Sunnyside, Queens, NY wants the Irish taxpayer to fork over money for Irish emigrants who went there decades ago and who can't be looked after by either the local community or their Social Services. The self-proclaimed major players of Sunnyside apparently aren't so major at all if they can't even provide services for the elderly.

Sounds like she is just another member of the "ME" generation rather then the "WE" generation.......America is full of these kind of greedy people

seanmelb-you will have to enlighten me as to what in particular makes her right wing-is Fine Gael by definition right wing?

She is typical of the "snout in the trough" class,just another right wing Fine Gael git.

MY family sure as hell, lives on a lot less than $180,00 / year.. I gues we're just one of the "little" people...

God Forbid(seen that somewhere) JBRAFTREE,that CHGO politicians NEVER mis speak! Ha!

Politicians mis-speak all the time!! Irish are no exception. Just a matter of how stupidly!!

Have they started the pity party for her yet?

She would be perfectly moral to give the EXACT quote and NOT add any more shame and guilt to the Coalition who are doing their best to stick it to the ulnerable, and have no testicles to tackle the CROKE PARK agreement and take on the Unions and challenge the Troika and demand a revision of their un-enforceable rules for re-paying the GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS BANKERS and BUILDERS OF THE TOWER OF BABEL INC who were allowed by Fianna Fail AND this Coalition who were in the DAIL to watch it happen and said nothing.

"It caused a lot of offence and I can understand that. But it was a private meeting. And I don't discuss anything that arises in a private meeting -- I think that is very important," she said." A lot like the Roman church then. She is a paid SERVANT of the people and all her opinions should be public not kept secret in the old boys/girl club. Disgusting specimen for a human.

Unreal. And don't forget that most if not all of her "allowances and expenses" are tax free!

Let her wait tables!

Just goes to show how perverse some people can be.