Alan Shatter: €12 expense claim not for my passport

TD Alan Shatter has revealed a €12 expense claim for photos was related to a foreign visa needed for his ministerial duties, and not for his own passport.

The Dublin TD, who left the Cabinet last year, said Defence department officials asked him to submit receipts for the cost of the photos, and other doctors’ fees connected with the ministerial visit to the Middle East at the end of 2013.

Mr Shatter said that the visa was needed so he could conduct the trip as defence minister, which saw him visit Irish peace-keeping troops and also a refugee camp.