Friday 22 January, 2021
The Committee on Standards and Privileges said the illegitimate expenses claims by MacShane were worth £12,900 (€16,070) but that he had since repaid the amount in full.
224 of the 226 members of the Dáil and Seanad were paid allowances in August, even though both houses were in recess.
More than two thirds of people surveyed have a pension – but many are finding it too difficult to keep up with monthly financial commitments.
Did the technical glitch affect you? Are you happy with the compensation package?
It has been suggested that outstanding bills be automatically deducted from TDs’ and senators’ wages if left unpaid after three months.
Latest Kantar figures show strong growth for Tesco in last quarter, while Aldi and Lidl are increasing their market share.
Quinn said she expects her father will join his son behind bars as the family is unable to purge their contempt.
The latest Bord Gáis Energy Index cites supply issues and eurozone weakness as pushing fuel up.
Payments to former Taoisigh for secretarial allowances continued until March – despite Enda Kenny telling the Dáil they would end in January, TheJournal.ie can reveal.
If TDs are found to be misusing travel allowances but didn’t know about it, writes Eoin O’Malley, maybe the rules are the problem…
Authorities in the Houses of the Oireachtas have already said that they too are talking to lawyers over whether TDs can use travel expenses to attend meetings.
The Socialist Party TD has defended her use of travel expenses for going to meetings around the country urging a boycott of the household charge.
A statement said the Oireachtas “had never envisaged” that TDs would use the allowance for travelling to meetings about the household charge.
Independent TD Thomas Pringle said that he did not use expenses to travel around the country to urge people to boycott the household charge as other independent deputies have done.
The Socialist Party TD Joe Higgins has said it is okay that deputies use their travel allowances for the purposes of travelling the country urging people to boycott the household charge.
Leinster House affirms that Pearse Doherty’s travel expenses would more than cover the amount he received.
Sinn Féin says its finance spokesperson has received conflicting information from the Oireachtas on his use of €8,000 in travel allowances to hire staff and whether he can retrospectively put it towards the cost of a car purchase.
The Sinn Féin TD wants to put the money used for the employment of constituency workers towards the cost of a car in order to satisfy Oireachtas rules but it’s not clear if he can.
Ireland ranked overall as the fifth most expensive place for consumer goods and services last year.
Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty had defended spending unused travel expenses in order to hire staff.
Enda Kenny has opted to start vouching for his parliamentary expenses – and is therefore entitled to higher monthly payments.
Exactly how many Irish people are looking for work and can’t find it? And when is a Leaving Cert not a Leaving Cert?
Consumer price index was unchanged between April and May but shows increases in education, transport, food and services over 12 months.
The former Fianna Fáil TD was arrested on suspicion of using a false invoice to claim for mobile phone expenses.
Reform of the Oireachtas expenses rules in March 2010 means reportage on fraudulent mobile phone expenses can’t be repeated.
We thought it would be interesting to ask for a copy for a random TD’s receipts for what they spent their vouched expenses on. We were turned down. This is why.
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as the few bits and pieces you might not have seen.
TheJournal.ie first reported in February how a tweak to the expenses system meant TDs could claim twice for some costs.
All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.
Small Business Minister John Perry has claimed the most of any government minister in mileage allowances over the past year, new figures have revealed.
A new campaign is calling for politicians’ pay to be benchmarked against real jobs. Aaron McKenna explains why the salaries have to shrink.
The costs of transport, accommodation and judicial attire has dropped in recent years – even as the number of judges in the country has risen.
Irish politcians have been hitting the headlines with their less than kosher dealings.. how do they match up to these international wheelers and dealers?
The GAA looks set to press ahead with stricter enforcement of its rules forbidding payment to managers.
