Oireachtas is owed €70k for TDs’ food and drink

BOOZY TDs have run up Oireachtas bar and restaurant debts of almost €70,000, it has been revealed.

Deputies who retired or were kicked out of office at the February general election still owe nearly €8,000 in outstanding bills at the two drinking holes and one restaurant in Leinster House.

But Oireachtas authorities pledged taxpayers would not end up settling the tab for late-paying TDs — unless the deputy dies before clearing their bill.