# Politicians' Expenses
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oireachtas costs
Special advisers to Government ministers' earn over €4.5 million in salaries
15 Jan 2021
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Voices
Opinion: This Seachtain na Gaeilge, we should celebrate the rise of the Gaelscoil Generation
Daithí de Buitléir
4 Mar 2020
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Dáil Expenses
Taoiseach says he's spoken to TD Dara Murphy about the controversy over his Dáil expenses
3 Dec 2019
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Political Parties
Dáil parties got €7.63m in expenses last year - with Fianna Fáil taking the biggest slice
12 Jul 2018
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barrett and kitt
Outgoing Dáil Chairmen paid €17,626 in February and March, despite overseeing just four hours of debate
14 May 2016
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Settling in
TDs claimed more than €500,000 in expenses during March - despite only sitting twice
14 May 2016
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Controversy
Manny Pacquiao apologises after comments that gay couples are 'worse than animals'
16 Feb 2016
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public purse
Ministers don't have to explain most of their €1.4 million personal expenses
20 Jul 2015
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flying the swag
Government has spent €700,000 sending Ministers abroad for St Patrick's Day since 2011
16 Mar 2015
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political allowances
Budget 2013: Unvouched expenses will end, but 95 politicians will receive more
5 Dec 2012
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Leaders' Questions
Taoiseach defends ministerial tax breaks for second Dublin homes
28 Nov 2012
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Travel allowances
Oireachtas questioning legal advice about use of travel expenses
23 Oct 2012
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Voices
Column: It’s not just sandal wearing hippies who grow and eat organic food
Grace Maher
16 Sep 2012
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Expenses
Taoiseach makes switch to vouched expenses – costing us extra €8k this year
10 Jun 2012
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Transparency
Change to TDs’ expenses reduces chance of similar phone expenses exposé
27 Apr 2012
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Voices
Column: Our politicians are overpaid. It’s time they rejoined the real world.
Aaron McKenna
29 Mar 2012
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political storms
6 politicians who have got in hot water and 2 who escaped unscathed (maybe)
28 Mar 2012
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Inkgate
Sinn Féin TD urged to ‘come clean’ over €50,000 use of Dáil printer cartridges
28 Feb 2012
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9
The nine stories you need to know this morning, including: more trouble for Ivor Callely, the big Six Nations freeze, and Whitney Houston dies at 48
12 Feb 2012
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