Varadkar sought to keep car and driver for Coveney

Varadkar sought to keep car and driver for Coveney
Foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney is to keep his state car and driver service after an intervention by Tánaiste Leo Varadkar during the last government. File Picture. 

The government has confirmed Tánaiste Leo Varadkar intervened to ensure foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney could keep his state car and driver service.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Dáil earlier today that he did not seek special arrangements for Mr Coveney to keep his garda driver and car.

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