The office of the President of Ireland receives a payment of €317,000 annually on top of the salary, it has emerged. PAC hears details of €317k allowance on top of Presidential salary - without auditThe Comptroller and Auditor General said the payment is "an allowance" that it has no oversight of and it does not audit. Details of the additional €317,000 allowance emerged today at an Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee hearing seeking clarity on presidential spending. Mr Fraser is the Secretary General at the Department of An Taosieach and the accounting officer for Áras an Uachtaráin. Fianna Fáil TD Marc McSharry asked Mr Fraser and Mr McCarthy about the additional allowance.

Source: Irish Independent September 25, 2018 12:11 UTC