Editing Taoiseach (section)

===Salary===
The Taoiseach's salary is €248,773, as of 1 March 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://politicalsalaries.com/leaders/|title=PoliticalSalaries.com - World leaders|access-date=23 March 2025}}</ref>

The Taoiseach's salary was cut from €214,187 to €200,000 when [[Enda Kenny]] took office in 2011 before being cut further to €185,350 under the Haddington Road Agreement in 2013.

A proposed increase of €38,000 in 2007 was deferred when [[Brian Cowen]] became Taoiseach<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1025/politics.html|title=Taoiseach to receive €38k pay rise|publisher=[[RTÉ News]]|date=25 October 2007|access-date=25 October 2007|archive-date=27 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027035252/http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1025/politics.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and in October 2008, the government announced a 10% salary cut for all ministers, including the Taoiseach.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1015/budget.html|title=Sharp exchanges in Dáil over Budget|publisher=[[RTÉ News]]|date=15 October 2008|access-date=29 January 2009|archive-date=14 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214034034/http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1015/budget.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However this was a voluntary cut and the salaries remained nominally the same with both ministers and Taoiseach essentially refusing 10% of their salary. This caused controversy in December 2009 when a salary cut of 20% was based on the higher figure before the refused amount was deducted.<ref name="Paycuts criticised">{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/budget/comment-reaction/opposition-says-lenihans-salary-cuts-do-not-add-up-1969628.html|title=Opposition says Lenihan's salary cuts do not add up|first=Fiach |last=Kelly|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=10 December 2009|access-date=29 December 2009|archive-date=23 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223025956/http://www.independent.ie/national-news/budget/comment-reaction/opposition-says-lenihans-salary-cuts-do-not-add-up-1969628.html}}</ref> The Taoiseach is also allowed an additional €118,981 in annual expenses.