News & Views 5 Diarmuid Breatnach (Reading time: 2 mins.)

‘What about that Niall Collins fella?’

‘Wha’ – the Junior Minister for Education and his travel distance claims?’

‘Yeah. I mean, according to The Ditch he would’a hav’ta driven more than twice as much as the average taxi driver in Ireland, which averages at 30,352 kilometres a year. Collins claimed 73,807 kilometres.’

‘With a head for figures like that, he should be Minister for Finance!’

‘Heh, heh. But maybe he was moonlighting as a taxi super-driver on top of his parliamentary travelling.’

‘Could be. Those poor TDs only get €107,376 a year to live on.’

‘Apart from expenses. Like tax-deductible driving expenses.’

‘Exactly!’

‘Well, it does certainly look like he’s been taking the country for a ride.’

‘Ha, ha, ha. And ye can’t fault his drive!’

‘I think they’ll soon be calling him ‘Miles’ Collins.’

(Maybe we’ve got enough mileage out of that now).

https://www.ontheditch.com/high-mileage-club-niall-collins/