Cork TD defends €30k council payments during year he spent six months travelling abroad

Christopher O’Sullivan says he complied with the law when receiving council allowances in 2008 despite a six-month trip abroad.

Cork South-West Fianna Fáil TD Christopher O'Sullivan. When serving as an Independent county councillor in 2008, he went travelling for six months but continued to claim expenses. Picture: Andy Gibson

A junior minister has said he broke no rules by receiving €30,000 in payments from Cork County Council during a year in which he spent six months travelling the world.

Christopher O’Sullivan, who was appointed a minister of state in January, was serving as a Cork county councillor in 2008 when he went travelling to South America, Australia, and New Zealand.