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# taoisigh

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2022
# taoisigh
Quiz: How much do you know about things that rotate?
Rotating is in vogue right now.
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# Robert Watt
'Who took this decision?': Top civil servant queried decision not to publish pensions paid to former Taoisigh
DPER Secretary General Robert Watt told an official: “I don’t understand why we should not release the information.”
# SUPPORTS
Leo Varadkar signed off on former Taoisigh special support plan four months after taking office
New documents obtained under FOI detail what would be involved in the supports.
# Data Protection
Fears over publishing anonymous list of former ministers' pensions in case they were easily identifiable
The 2017 list was never published due to concerns over data protection and that even an anonymous list could create a breach.
# Fianna Fáil
Micheál Martin: I still keep in touch with Brian Cowen
The Fianna Fáil leader said he had a “good chat” with his predecessor at a recent funeral but neither Cowen nor Bertie Ahern have any input to party policy.
# Gone Fishin
Gallery: Former taoisigh… where are they now?
Bertie, Albert, Brian and co. What are they up to these days?
# State Papers
5 things that were bothering Charlie Haughey in 1981
State papers show that while he was only Taoiseach for half the year, Haughey found a number of issues to get riled up about.
# Pensions
In full: what former ministers get after the government's new levy
We’ve gone through the list of ministerial pensions to see precisely how each living former minister is hit by the various levies.
# Pensions
Higher pension levy hits Ahern and Cowen - by €80 a week
High earners will still keep the vast majority of their huge pensions, as Brendan Howlin admits there is little the government can do.
# Pension cut
Government announces cut to public sector pensions over €100k
Brendan Howlin made the announcement during a debate on the legislation which will cut judges’ pay.
# taoisigh
Ahern claimed €377k in expenses since leaving office
Details provided to Wicklow TD Anne Ferris show that the ‘Teflon Taoiseach’ has claimed over €10,000 in phone expenses alone.
# Your Say
Poll: Where should Bertie Ahern's portrait hang?
The former Taoiseach will have his official portrait unveiled in Dail Eireann this year – but can you think of a more suitable location?