First full campaign debate focuses on Presidential funding

The first debate between all six candidates in the presidential campaign has focused on the funding and expenses of the office of the President.

Asked about the situation in Áras an Uachtaráin at the moment, President Michael D Higgins said: "Transparency could be better", while Senator Joan Freeman said bringing the office expenses under the remit of Comptroller and Auditor General would "end conversations like these" over expenses in the Áras.