# politicians-expenses - Thursday 24 November, 2011
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
Nine things to know by 9am: How do you solve a problem like Kevin Cardiff? How do ministers claim a little-known €3,500 tax rebate? And what is the USA’s top export?
# politicians-expenses - Wednesday 5 October, 2011
# Taoisigh
# Taoisigh
Details provided to Wicklow TD Anne Ferris show that the ‘Teflon Taoiseach’ has claimed over €10,000 in phone expenses alone.
# politicians-expenses - Saturday 10 September, 2011
# Pensions
# Pensions
Civil servants are entitled to enormous pensions largely because of rules brought in by politicians to boost their own retirement.
# High Life
# High Life
Just as the economy began to bite, sales in the Dáil bar fell by just under 10 per cent. Not much Bass sold either…
# Seanad Expenses
# Seanad Expenses
Prof John Crown is also putting his parliamentary expenses towards the employment of a political policy researcher.
# politicians-expenses - Monday 8 August, 2011
# Take 5
# Take 5
5 stories, 5 minutes, 5 o’clock.
# Scruples
# Scruples
Ministers Ruairi Quinn and Jimmy Deenihan are among those who returned expenses allowances they never used.
# politicians-expenses - Thursday 21 July, 2011
# School's Out
# School's Out
The Dáil wraps up for the summer holidays today. Here’s some figures as to how things have gone so far.
# politicians-expenses - Saturday 9 July, 2011
# Penny Pinching
# Penny Pinching
Lady Sylvia Hermon bore public ire over claiming expenses for a 1p phone bill – the result of a clerical error.
# politicians-expenses - Thursday 24 March, 2011
# Moriarty Tribunal
# Moriarty Tribunal
24 years as a TD and two years as a minister will be kind to Michael Lowry’s wallet if he is forced out by the Moriarty findings.
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
The final sitting of the Seanad is called to a halt after the controversial Callely seeks time to explain his expenses claims.
# politicians-expenses - Tuesday 1 March, 2011
# The Cost Of Change
# The Cost Of Change
The first-year pensions of the 41 Fianna Fáil and Green TDs who failed to keep their seats underlines the price of change.
# politicians-expenses - Friday 11 February, 2011
# Fianna Fáil
# Fianna Fáil
The new party leader tells his former cabinet colleagues that if they stay on as TDs, they’ll forego their €88k payout.
# politicians-expenses - Thursday 10 February, 2011
# Politicians' Expenses
# Politicians' Expenses
Johnny Brady is criticised after saying his current TD’s salary leaves him on an equal footing to his 1974 wage of £6.
# politicians-expenses - Thursday 28 October, 2010
# Seanad Éireann
# Seanad Éireann
The Leader of the Seanad says sorry for claiming it’s tough to live on €65k a year.
# politicians-expenses - Wednesday 27 October, 2010
# Ash Cloud
# Ash Cloud
Four TDs stranded abroad are given permission to declare themselves ‘present’ in Leinster House – and claim expenses.
# politicians-expenses - Sunday 24 October, 2010
# Join The Party
# Join The Party
Political parties spent public funds on communications, travel, media training and conferences, new figures show.
# politicians-expenses - Sunday 10 October, 2010
# Expenses
# Expenses
PJ Sheehan named as the highest claimant over the summer with €21, 180 from June to September.
# 9 At 9
# 9 At 9
9 things you absolutely need to know by 9am.
# politicians-expenses - Wednesday 6 October, 2010
# Seanad Éireann
# Seanad Éireann
Senator Don Lydon changed his address from Dublin to Donegal in 2004, and received huge expenses over three years.
# politicians-expenses - Tuesday 7 September, 2010
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
High Court hearing won’t happen before Seanad gets back in session.
# Ivor
# Ivor
Ivor will be given a full case in the High Court to challenge his suspension from the Seanad over his expenses claims.
# politicians-expenses - Monday 23 August, 2010
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
A two-week stay of execution for Ivor, while Larry Butler will attend a committee in a month’s time.
# politicians-expenses - Sunday 22 August, 2010
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
Round three: Ding ding! On top of residence fibs and false phone expense claims, Callely has claimed for another €87,000
# politicians-expenses - Friday 20 August, 2010
# politicians-expenses - Friday 13 August, 2010
# Government Jet
# Government Jet
Meath councillor Shane Cassells criticises minister and government for being ‘out of touch’.
# politicians-expenses - Thursday 5 August, 2010
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
With a payoff like that, why wouldn’t he bow to public pressure and walk?
# politicians-expenses - Sunday 1 August, 2010
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
He really won’t get out of this one.
# politicians-expenses - Tuesday 27 July, 2010
# Whistleblowers
From The Daily Edge
# Whistleblowers
In the aftermath of the Wikileaks Afghanistan drama, we remember five other shock disclosures.
# politicians-expenses - Friday 16 July, 2010
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
The Taoiseach tells Ivor he can’t fire him, but that he should ponder quitting himself.
# politicians-expenses - Wednesday 14 July, 2010
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
A Seanad committee has recommended that the senator be suspended following revelations about his residence.
# politicians-expenses - Tuesday 13 July, 2010
# Ivor The Terrible
# Ivor The Terrible
…but he still insists he has been using it as his primary residence since 2007.
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