TDs face prospect of clocking in to the Dáil

DEPUTIES could face having to “clock in” to the Dáil with electronic swipe cards so that their attendances can be monitored.

Failure to attend could see their allowances docked under the system being considered.

In July, as the debate about expenses reform continued, a group of Fianna Fáil TDs told Finance Minister Brian Lenihan that they would oppose any effort to get them to clock in.