Socialist Party: Travel expenses dispute a 'smear campaign'

Left-wing politicians funding nationwide travel to fight the €100 Household Charge under special Dáil allowances have been breaking the rules, it has been confirmed.

Socialist Party: Travel expenses dispute a 'smear campaign'

Left-wing politicians funding nationwide travel to fight the €100 Household Charge under special Dáil allowances have been breaking the rules, it has been confirmed.

Socialist Party TDs Joe Higgins and Clare Daly and United Left Alliance’s Joan Collins have admitted using the automatic mileage and transport payment for their anti-government campaign.

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