Barcodes may stop misuse of Oireachtas envelopes

THE printing of barcodes on Oireachtas envelopes is being considered to prevent an abuse of privilege similar to the Lorcan Allen affair.

Barcodes may stop misuse of Oireachtas envelopes

Fianna Fáil’s internal investigation into the scandal has failed to ascertain where the former TD and junior minister got the 2,000 Oireachtas prepaid envelopes he used to send out his forged letters before the local election.

Yesterday, party sources said that FF general secretary Seán Dorgan had attempted to establish which TDs or Senators had given him the envelopes, but Mr Allen had claimed they were old stock.

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