Local councillors’ expense claims probed in RTE investigation
A Leitrim councillor who was among a number of councillors investigated by the RTE Investigates programme in relation to the claiming of expenses says he erred in completing a claim and has since refunded the €355 involved. Another former councillor from Sligo did not respond to queries from RTE Investigates,…
Councillors receiving mileage for virtual meetings
It’s been claimed that some councillors are being paid for travel expenses as normal for meetings that are being held online. The Irish Independent reports the distance from a councillor’s home to the main offices of a council is a factor in the calculation of the annual travel-rate element…
Two Donegal TD’s denied full allowance over attendance
Two Donegal TD’s have been denied full allowance overattendance. The TDs did not attend Dáil for the required minimum of days last year. Overall eight members of the Oireachtas were denied the full amount of one of their annual allowances last year because of their attendance record at Leinster House.…
Calls for Fianna Fail senator to resign Seanad seat
A Donegal Councillor is calling for Fianna Fail Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill to resign completely. The Donegal Senator resigned the Fianna Fail party whip after he was found by the Standards in Public Office Commission to be in breach of ethics laws. The findings published last week found that he…
Donegal senator resigns FF whip following SIPO ruling
A spokesman for Fianna Fail says Donegal Senator Brian O’Domhnaill has resigned his party’s whip in a row over expenses claims. O Domhnaill is now no longer a member of the Fianna Fail Seanad group or the Fianna Fail parliamentary party. It, in effect, means, he will continue as an…
Donegal senator reportedly resigns from Fianna Fail over expenses row
Donegal Fianna Fail Senator Brian O’Domhnaill has reportedly resigned from his party in a row over expenses claims. It follows a finding by the Standards in Public Office Commission that the senator intentionally contravened ethics legislation when he claimed expenses while serving as a county councillor a decade ago. The…