Lowry did not ‘clock in’ to Dáil for month
His first day to officially sign in was the day after the Moriarty Tribunal found he had helped businessman Denis O’Brien to win a mobile phone licence from the state.
As he prepared statements in response to its findings — he used his swipe card for the purpose of expense and allowance claims on the Friday and Monday after the report was published — even though the Dáil was not sitting on those days.