Government: No pact with Michael Lowry

The Government has denied there is any pact with Michael Lowry, amid criticisms about the “chicken feed” fine imposed on the Independent TD for tax offences.

Both Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Tánaiste Simon Coveney denied there is any formal or informal, written or verbal agreement with the Tipperary TD, after calls for transparency.

Mr Lowry and his refrigeration company were fined a total of €25,000 by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on Tuesday. He was disqualified from acting as a company director for three years, after he was convicted of filing incorrect tax returns.