Michael D. Higgins is set to bank €1.75m during his second term as President.
The 77-year-old is expected to continue collecting a reduced annual salary of €249,000.
But his use of public money for hosting events in Áras an Uachtaráin will come under much more intense scrutiny.
The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Seán Fleming, told the Irish Independent that from next year a review of spending by the President will be “routine”.
“In 2019, I will have a work programme that ensures every vote is dealt with by the PAC on a rolling basis,” he said.
By then Mr…
