The Taoiseach Enda Kenny is the 3rd best-paid leader in the European Union (EU).
Mr. Kenny who cut his salary by €14,000 to €200,000 a year on taking office is still paid more than the vast majority of EU leaders.
German Chancellor Angela Merckel and the Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junker are the only leaders to be paid more.
They earn €250,000 and €210,000 each.
Less than the US President
The Irish Independent says the French president Francois Hollande is paid €179,000, British Prime Minister David Cameron is paid €172,000 and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is paid just €75,000.
While the Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti has given up his entire salary.
Mr. Kenny is still being paid more than leaders of several non-bailout nations such as the Netherlands, Finland and Poland.
However Mr Kenny is earning less than the US President Barack Obama.
He is currently on a salary of €303,000.
Speaking back in 2011, the Taoiseach announced plans to cut the salary of the office.
