Healy-Rae ‘cannot repay’ extra €15k

Retired Kerry TD Jackie Healy-Rae has unwittingly received €15,000 too much in pension payments from the Oireachtas and said he is not in a position to repay the monies owed.

A miscalculation has led to Mr Healy-Rae and 12 other politicians being given pension payments of a combined €80,000 more than they were entitled.

Among the others are two members of the last government, Mary Coughlan and Dermot Ahern. Ms Coughlan received €7,740 too much and Mr Ahern was overpaid by €2,762.