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#Expenses
# expenses - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
Oireachtas spent over €207,000 on overseas travel in last 10 months
The cost includes more than €9,200 on business class flights to Paraguay for two senators.
# expenses - Tuesday 24 December, 2019
Coveney agrees Dara Murphy should present himself for investigation over his expenses
Coveney says he has not spoken to Dara Murphy.
# expenses - Monday 23 December, 2019
Varadkar 'annoyed' as Dara Murphy unwilling to present himself for investigation
Questions have been raised about Murphy’s attendance and expenses when he was a TD.
# expenses - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
Taoiseach says wrong impression being created that Dara Murphy was 'totally absent' from the Dáil
Murphy was in Leinster House on 24 sitting days out of 70 in the first nine months of 2019 and just 42 of the 104 sitting days during 2018.
# expenses - Tuesday 17 December, 2019
Rowdy scenes in Dáil as Martin asks Varadkar: 'Have you asked Dara Murphy to refer himself for investigation?'
Three bodies have ruled themselves out of carrying out an investigation.
# expenses - Thursday 12 December, 2019
Dáil ethics watchdog the third body to rule itself out of investigating Dara Murphy complaints
The finance minister has said he will look for an alternative way to investigate the complaint.
# expenses - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
Minister says 'alternative way' to deal with Dara Murphy complaints will be found as Dáil clerk has 'no jurisdiction'
The Dáil Committee on Members’ Interests is to meet on Thursday but questions remain as to whether they have the power to investigate.
# expenses - Monday 9 December, 2019
Simon Harris says former TD Dara Murphy should pay back some of his expenses
Questions still hang over who will carry out the review into Murphy’s expense claims.
# expenses - Thursday 5 December, 2019
If investigation finds Dara Murphy broke the rules he should pay back the money, says Taoiseach
Murphy is taking up a €150,000 a year job in the European Commission.
# expenses - Tuesday 3 December, 2019
Taoiseach says he's spoken to TD Dara Murphy about the controversy over his Dáil expenses
Varadkar says he plans to overhaul the political expenses system.
# expenses - Monday 11 March, 2019
Around the world - This is where Varadkar and our ministers are heading for St Patrick’s Day
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will visit US President Donald Trump this St Patrick’s Day.
# expenses - Saturday 9 March, 2019
Business-class flights and 5-star hotels: Here's how much the Government spent on St Patrick's Day trips in 2018
Figures obtained under FOI show how each Department spent on St Patrick’s Day last year.
# expenses - Tuesday 20 November, 2018
'Elaborate system for workers to vouch for modest expenses': Mary Lou and Leo clash over Revenue changes
The changes will kick in in January 2020.
# expenses - Monday 19 November, 2018
PAYE workers could lose out on benefit of tax cuts as Revenue reviews expense flat rate
A number of categories like shop assistants, actors and journalists will have their flat-rate expenses withdrawn from 1 January.
# expenses - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
John 'The Bull’ O’Donoghue wants on the Fianna Fáil ticket in next year's local elections
O’Donoghue resigned as Ceann Comhairle in 2009 following an expenses controversy.
# expenses - Thursday 20 September, 2018
Ian Paisley Jr keeps seat as recall petition for by-election fails
The petition followed Paisley’s failure to declare two family holidays that were paid for by the Sri Lankan government.
# expenses - Tuesday 24 July, 2018
Ian Paisley Jr has been suspended from the House of Commons and the DUP
The suspension follows Paisley’s failure to declare two family holidays that were paid for by the Sri Lankan government.
# expenses - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
Ian Paisley Jr suspended from House of Commons over paid Sri Lanka trips with his family
The trips included ‘business-class air travel and helicopter flights’.
# expenses - Thursday 12 July, 2018
Dáil parties got €7.63m in expenses last year - with Fianna Fáil taking the biggest slice
Sipo has released details of expenses for 2017.
# expenses - Wednesday 10 May, 2017
'A cloud over British politics': Tories won't face criminal charges for Battlebus expenses
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said he was “surprised” at the decision not to press charges.
# expenses - Thursday 20 April, 2017
Family Support Agency board member overclaimed €40k in expenses
“Obviously, in hindsight, it was wrong, there is no question about that,” Richard Hickey said.
# expenses - Sunday 5 March, 2017
Senator declares Mayo home is now 200m closer to Leinster House so will receive fewer expenses
Michelle Mulherin told relevant authorities that route changes knocked her travel distance just below the 240km threshold for greater allowances.
# expenses - Tuesday 24 January, 2017
Councillors across the country are getting a pay rise (except for ones in Dublin, Cork and Galway)
Municipal councillors will soon be entitled to €1,000 extra.
# expenses - Sunday 22 January, 2017
It has cost over €360,000 to investigate this senator's €2,000 expense claims Exclusive
Sipo has ruled that Brian Ó Domhnaill contravened ethics legislation, something he has strongly denied.
# expenses - Monday 2 January, 2017
Ireland has spent over €133 million on referendums since the start of the century
15 separate referendums have been held in Ireland since 2001.
# expenses - Saturday 22 October, 2016
It has cost €350,000 to investigate this senator's €2,000 expense claims Exclusive
The disputed expense claims date back to 2006 and 2007, when Brian Ó Domhnaill was a member of Donegal County Council.
# expenses - Wednesday 13 July, 2016
The 9 at 9: Wednesday
Here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
# expenses - Tuesday 17 May, 2016
St Patrick's Day flights for Taoiseach's entourage cost €37,334
Delays and uncertainty in the formation of a new government meant the tickets were booked just four days in advance – costing €9,257 for Enda Kenny alone.
# expenses - Saturday 14 May, 2016
Outgoing Dáil Chairmen paid €17,626 in February and March, despite overseeing just four hours of debate
As Ceann Comhairle and Leas Ceann Comhairle, Seán Barrett and Michael Kitt continued to be paid salary and expenses, even when the Dáil was broken up for the election.
TDs claimed more than €500,000 in expenses during March - despite only sitting twice
It brings to €3.4 million the amount known to have been paid to TDs and Ministers between the general election and the formation of the new government.
# expenses - Monday 25 April, 2016
FactCheck: How much have TDs and ministers been paid since the election?
And are they really “doing nothing”? TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck is on the case.
# expenses - Sunday 24 April, 2016
'There's no wrongdoing here': Katherine Zappone defends Dáil travel expenses
Zappone said the route she uses is the fastest and most efficient in terms of saving time.
# expenses - Sunday 31 January, 2016
The Advisers: Meet the small group who have run the country since 2011, for €3.1 million a year
Which minister spends most on their own staff? A new analysis of official figures by TheJournal.ie
# expenses - Friday 18 September, 2015
Ten senior politicians cost the State more than €700,000 each since 2011
Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been the most expensive, receiving more than €780,000 in pay and expenses.
# expenses - Wednesday 19 August, 2015
Alan Shatter says €12 claim for passport photos is a 'totally false story'
The former justice minister is back in the news this week.
# expenses - Tuesday 21 July, 2015
A British politician claimed back 9p for his 321-metre journey
Rob Wilson has made 160 claims for under £1.
# expenses - Sunday 24 May, 2015
How much has Joan Burton's department spent on consultants?
It’s a bit tricky to arrive at an exact figure.
# expenses - Friday 15 May, 2015
FF candidate says he 'never got a letter' over expenses claims... but he got THREE
Bobby Aylward was among over a hundred politicians who received letters about over-claiming expenses six years ago.
# expenses - Sunday 1 March, 2015
Think our politicians are bad? This first lady is giving out over price of hairdressers' house calls
That did NOT go down well.
# expenses - Tuesday 24 February, 2015
Billionaire's soon-to-be ex-wife requests $1 million per month child support
The expenses include $6,800 a month in groceries.
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