TDs use allowance scheme to claim €1.3m for PR work

Ministers, TDs, and senators were able to claim €1.3m last year through a special allowance for public relations, IT, and secretarial work.
TDs use allowance scheme to claim €1.3m for PR work
Fri, 01 May, 2020 - 20:30
Ken Foxe

Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD Photograph: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD Photograph: Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland

Ministers, TDs, and senators were able to claim €1.3m last year through a special allowance for public relations, IT, and secretarial work.

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