It will cost nearly €161 million to run the Dáil and Seanad next year.
That's a 15 per cent increase on 2021 and includes salaries of over 21 million euro for TDs and senators.
This year the cost of running the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission, which operates the Dáil and Seanad, is likely to be just under €140 million. The commission estimates this will increase to €160.7 million in 2022.
This will include 16.8 million to pay the salaries of 160 TDs, which equates to just over €100,000 each.
They will also get other allowances of nearly €9.2 million, including payments for travel and accommodation.
60 Senators will get basic salaries of €4.5 million, which is a little over €70,000 each, and other allowances of €1.2 million in total.
Meanwhile bar and catering staff in the Houses of the Oireachtas will be paid €2.2 million altogether next year.
