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Lorraine Courtney: It’s time we think about giving our TDs an increase in their pay. No, seriously...

Singapore’s ministers, the best-paid politicians in the world, were told this week that their sky-high salaries will stay frozen, despite a recommendation for a raise.

Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar said: '€110,000 for a 70-hour week job that you can be dismissed from at three weeks’ notice is not as competitive as it used to be.' Photo: Getty Singapore’s ministers, the best-paid politicians in the world, were told this week that their sky-high salaries will stay frozen, despite a recommendation for a raise. For an entry-level ministerial position, you’re looking at a tidy Sg$1.

1m (around €760,000). And if you’re prime minister Lee Hsien Loong? That’ll be Sg$2.2m, or €1.

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