PRECISE details of how over €38 million was spent in one year by the Oireachtas on the expenses and allowances of TDs and senators, the salaries of Oireachtas staff as well as on the upkeep of Leinster House have been released for the first time.

Dublin: The Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) has welcomed Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister Mary Hanafin’s establishment of an industry-wide group to oversee and drive actions on measures to support tourism in Ireland.