Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

------because he is paid more than the President of France which has a population of 64 million. The Tánaiste's chief of staff is on a salary of €144,550, almost as much as the Taoiseach and the President of France. Her economic adviser is on a salary of €114,424 and she sought to have a former PA put on a salary of €79,401 before eventually settling for a figure of €75,000.

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