Underspend of nearly €400,000 in second Higgins Áras term

Michael D Higgins returned €2.6 million of pay and allowances to State over 14-year presidency

In recent days, the former president returned €384,467 to the Exchequer.

Underspend of nearly €400,000 in second Higgins Áras term

A total of €384,467 has been returned to the State resulting from an underspend in the presidential allowance during the second term of Michael D Higgins' presidency.

Michael D Higgins gives over €2m back to the State after two presidency terms

Mr Higgins returned €2,622,875 to the State over the course of his two presidency terms

Michael D Higgins returns €2.6 million in salary and allowances to the State of Ireland

Michael D Higgins has returned €2.6 million to the Exchequer over the course of two terms as President of Ireland.

Michael D. Higgins returns total of €2.6 million to Exchequer over course of two terms as President of Ireland

The cumulative figure includes €1,310,491 in Oireachtas and Ministerial pensions, and €689,474 in pay, foregone, over the 14 years of his Presidency. The former President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, returned a total of €2.6 million to the State over the course of his fourteen years as President. In recent days, newly published figures show that the former President has returned to the Exchequer €384,467 of the 1938 Allowance allocated to him…