By Niall Murray, Education CorrespondentStudents and taxpayers might find it strange that University College Cork is paying €3,000 a month on rental accommodation for its president, a TD says. Patrick O’Shea returned from the US to take up a 10-year role as UCC president from February 2017, starting on a salary of €185,000. “We don’t have an equivalent of a residence like other universities so we pay for rental accommodation for the president,” Mr Collins told the PAC. Prof O’Shea added that the rent is treated as a benefit in kind, meaning he is liable for tax on the amount paid. Mr Kelly acknowledged that University of Limerick and other colleges have a residence for their president on their campuses.

Source: Evening echo May 25, 2018 08:26 UTC