TDs and Senators claimed nearly €880k for PR and secretarial support
€14,360 was claimed by Justice Minister Helen McEntee for PR advice, digital marketing, and secretarial help from Consilium Communications, GN Digital Marketing, and for secretarial help from another individual
Ministers, TDs, and Senators claimed nearly €880,000 through the little-known special secretarial allowance over the space of just ten months.
The allowance allows politicians to pay for PR advice, training, help with computers, or to hire secretarial help on a temporary basis.
