Lowry Paid €45,349 in Expenses By North Tipperary county councill

North Tipperary county councillor Michéal Lowry said the €45,349 paid to him last year in allowances and expenses – making him the top paid councillor in North Tipperary – reflected the fact that he spent a 12 month term as Mayor of the county.

The Fine Gael Councillor Pauline Coonan, at €37,705, received the largest payment of the five county councillors in the Templemore Electoral Area over the twelve months.

Virginia O’Dowd of the Labour Party, who received €32,598, got the largest amount in the Nenagh Electoral area and her party colleague Jonathan Meaney (€31,502) topped the list in the Newport area.

Councillor Lowry, who was Mayor of North Tipperary in the twelve months to July of this year, explained that his payment reflected the fact that he received an allowance on top of the ordinary councillor’s allowance for acting in the role as the county’s first citizen.

via The Nenagh Guardian.

via The Nenagh Guardian.