Senator seeks to halt expenses fraud probe

Fianna Fáil senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has asked the High Court to halt a probe by the Standards in Public Office commission into the alleged duplication of expenses claims.

The action relates to an investigation concerning travel and subsistence claims made by Mr Ó Domhnaill between 2006 and 2007, when he was a member of Donegal County Council.

In his judicial review proceedings, Mr Ó Domhnaill claims the commission is not entitled to deal with the matters on grounds that they arose from an anonymous complaint by a member of the public.