Ex-FF senator with Dublin homes claimed €146,059 for Donegal

A FORMER Fianna Fáil senator was still using his Dublin home for personal correspondence this summer and not the Donegal house he used to claim mileage from.

This was six years after the ex-senator, Don Lydon, asked the Houses of the Oireachtas to switch his official address to Killybegs. The change allowed him to claim far greater mileage for three-and-a-half years.

Mr Lydon was paid €146,059 between January 2004 and July 2007 to cover the costs of travelling between Killybegs and Dublin.