Mayors in Cork, Limerick, Waterford to be paid €130,000 if vote passes
The extra money needed to pay the higher salaries of directly elected mayors in Cork, Limerick and Waterford will come from a €10 million fund and will not impact local services, a junior minister has said.
And, as a consequence, the salary paid to a mayor will increase - in the case of Cork City Council from around €49,000 a year - to €130,000, which is equivalent to the salary paid to a minister of state, making the position of Lord Mayor of Cork a highly attractive political office, he said. “In the Cork context, much of what is in the Government report about cost is already expended by Cork City Council - the Lord Mayor already has a driver and already has people who act in advisory roles and it’s highly likely one of those advisory position would be filled by existing staff in the local authority.”
But individuals, who are not members of political parties, will also be able to run once they can get 250 electors to sign their nomination papers, opening up the office, which carries a five year term, to candidates from outside of the existing party political system, he said.
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