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# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

All the biggest news stories from the day, as well as any of the bits and pieces you may have missed.

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Apr 3rd 2012, 7:53 PM

# Ministerial expenses

Junior ministers among those who claim most for mileage

Small Business Minister John Perry has claimed the most of any government minister in mileage allowances over the past year, new figures have revealed.

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Apr 3rd 2012, 11:06 AM

Voices

Column: Our politicians are overpaid. It’s time they rejoined the real world.

A new campaign is calling for politicians’ pay to be benchmarked against real jobs. Aaron McKenna explains why the salaries have to shrink.

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Mar 29th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Expenses

33 per cent drop in judicial costs over past four years

The costs of transport, accommodation and judicial attire has dropped in recent years – even as the number of judges in the country has risen.

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Mar 28th 2012, 8:35 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The nine things you need to know this morning.

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Mar 28th 2012, 8:30 AM

# political storms

6 politicians who have got in hot water and 2 who escaped unscathed (maybe)

Irish politcians have been hitting the headlines with their less than kosher dealings.. how do they match up to these international wheelers and dealers?

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Mar 28th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Manager Payments

'Vast majority' of counties support crackdown on illegal manager payments

The GAA looks set to press ahead with stricter enforcement of its rules forbidding payment to managers.

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Mar 12th 2012, 10:57 AM

# One Year In

12 random items that convulsed Irish politics this past year

Septic tanks, dry-cleaning receipts and Michael D’s knees – just some of the strange things we never thought we’d obsess about in a political context… but we do now.

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Mar 9th 2012, 8:30 PM

# In Numbers

Advisers, laundry and people kicked out: the new Dáil's first year in numbers

Just how busy has the new government been? Well, they’ve cut their own pay – but they produce less legislation.

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Mar 9th 2012, 2:09 PM

# Inkgate

Sinn Féin TD urged to ‘come clean’ over €50,000 use of Dáil printer cartridges

Aengus Ó Snodaigh says his use of 434 printer cartridges between 2007 and 2008 – costing over €50,000 – was merited.

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Feb 28th 2012, 3:26 PM

# European Disunity

Is there an end in sight for European Parliament's two-chamber rule?

MEPs have backed plans to examine scrapping the arrangement where both Brussels and Strasbourg can house all meetings.

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Feb 18th 2012, 3:11 PM

# Daily Fix

Daily Fix: Wednesday

In today’s Fix: household charge campaign; health service ‘reduction’; and the best way to get onto a crowded bus…

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Feb 15th 2012, 7:38 PM

# Expenses

Government blocks Seanad move to abolish unvouched independents’ allowance

An amendment moved by independent Senators making the ‘leaders’ allowance’ vouched has been defeated by the government.

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Feb 15th 2012, 3:14 PM

# Expenses

New rules may allow independent TDs to be paid twice for same expenses

A new regime means independent TDs and Senators are now paid two different kinds of allowance – to cover the same expenses.

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Feb 13th 2012, 10:01 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 In your morning update: Loopholes in new Oireachtas expenses regime, government to unveil plan for 100,000 jobs, and one of David Kelly’s last roles.

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Feb 13th 2012, 8:35 AM

# Expenses

SF condemns €17,205 pay boost for Labour junior minister

The government has given Jan O’Sullivan a pay raise in line with her status as a ‘super-junior’ minister with a seat at Cabinet.

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Feb 10th 2012, 8:38 AM

# Expenses

Former FF senator given €3,100 expenses for role he couldn't fulfil

Pat Moylan was paid €3100.05 in expenses across April and May – for being the Cathaoireach of a Seanad that no longer existed.

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Feb 5th 2012, 4:19 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know before your morning coffee.

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Feb 5th 2012, 9:00 AM

# In Numbers

Prime numbers: the week in stats

Opinion polls, lucky punts, expenses, unemployment and more – our numerical guide to the last 604,800 seconds in Ireland.

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Feb 4th 2012, 7:38 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Every morning, TheJournal.ie brings you the nine stories you need to know before your morning coffee…

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Feb 4th 2012, 9:02 AM

# Seanad Expenses

Here’s how much the Seanad received in expenses last year

The figures for Senators’ expenses for December allow us to build a full picture of the payments made to each member last year.

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Feb 4th 2012, 6:00 AM

# TD Expenses

Taoiseach, Noonan, Howlin among ministers claiming unvouched TDs' expenses

While the country struggles under immense financial pressure, eight cabinet ministers take expenses that can’t be audited.

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Feb 3rd 2012, 4:48 PM

# TD Expenses

This is how much your TD claimed in expenses in 2011

Figures released by the Oireachtas detail exactly how much every TD in the country claimed in expenses from the day they got elected until the end of December 2011.

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Feb 3rd 2012, 6:00 AM

# TD Expenses

The TDs who were paid less than €50k in expenses - and why

We look at how the majority of the 31st Dáil representatives were paid allowances in 2011.

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Feb 2nd 2012, 6:32 PM

# TD Expenses

In full: 1 in 5 TDs claimed more than €50k in expenses last year

34 TDs in the 31st Dail claimed over €50,000 in expenses from the Oireachtas last year – here’s the full list.

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Feb 2nd 2012, 6:30 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Feb 2nd 2012, 4:45 PM

# national treasure

Meet the only TD in Ireland who claims NO expenses

Labour TD Eamonn Maloney says he’s not “crusading” but refuses to claim expenses as a matter of principle.

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Feb 2nd 2012, 4:41 PM

# Expenses

Ireland’s ‘best-kept secret’: 12 senators receiving €23k annual 'leaders' allowance'

12 independent members of the Seanad are entitled to a little-known allowance of around €23,000 per year, TDs are told.

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Jan 12th 2012, 5:05 PM

# Expenses

Callely win could land taxpayer with €500k legal bill

The Public Accounts Committee is told that Ivor Callely’s legal fees for his Supreme Court challenge could reach hundreds of thousands.

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Jan 12th 2012, 11:46 AM

# HSE

HSE rolls back on expenses row

The HSE had said that it wouldn’t pay travel expenses to its staff – but reversed the decision following a meeting between the Minister for Health and the head of the HSE.

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Dec 1st 2011, 6:58 PM

# Expenses

Minister may order HSE to pay staff their expenses

It emerged this week that the HSE was withholding travel costs from staff until next year.

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Dec 1st 2011, 7:59 AM

# HSE

HSE withholding travel costs from staff 'not good enough', says minister

Community and home help workers will not be repaid for petrol or subsistence expenses this month or next.

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Nov 30th 2011, 10:27 AM

# To the cleaners

Ministers can claim €3,500 tax refund for laundry expenses

Michael Noonan reveals that ministers can take €3,500 off their tax expenses if they need to stay in hotels while in Dublin.

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Nov 24th 2011, 9:10 AM

# HIQA

Health watchdog staff spend over €2m on expenses in four years

The figures have been disclosed by the Health Information and Quality Authority under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Nov 17th 2011, 2:42 PM

# Race for the Áras

Gay Mitchell discloses full details of expenses

Mitchell’s campaign said he has no income other than his MEP’s salary and related payments.

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Oct 8th 2011, 1:20 PM

# Expenses

Fingleton expenses "will infuriate" people, says Hannigan

Dominic Hannigan, the Labour Party TD, has said this highlights the need for increased powers for Oireachtas committees, which will be decided by referendum next month.

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Sep 30th 2011, 1:15 PM

# Expenses

Total for judges' travel and clothing expenses tops half a million euro

Details of 40 District and Circuit Court judges’ expenses have been revealed…

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Sep 24th 2011, 9:29 AM

# Expenses

Mystery surrounds the work of Bertie's €265k secretaries

A report in today’s Sunday Times has revealed that €265,000 has been allotted to Bertie Ahern since he stepped down in 2008 for ‘secretarial services’ relating to his role as a former Taoiseach.

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Aug 28th 2011, 1:06 PM