Ex-FG ministers admit giving wrong details on donations

TWO former Fine Gael ministers have admitted they gave wrong information to an internal party inquiry established to examine payments to politicians three years ago.

Nora Owen and Seán Barrett acknowledged at the Planning Tribunal yesterday that they provided inaccurate details about political donations and voting records in the early 1990s to the Fine Gael committee.

Although neither Ms Owen nor Mr Barrett have been the subject of any allegations of planning corruption, their admission will cause some embarrassment for Fine Gael.