McDaid’s Dáil attendance under fire

BACKBENCH TD Jim McDaid, who is refusing to give up his €22,487 ministerial pension as a “matter of principle,” has missed three out of four days from the Dáil so far this year.

Records show the Donegal North East TD was absent from Dáil votes on 18 out of a total of 25 sitting days since clocking in began on March 1.

Separate information from the new Oireachtas clocking-in system shows he had one of the worst attendance records – turning up just twice in the first nine days since the clock cards were introduced.