Opposition seeks Dáil grilling for Donohoe

Opposition parties and independent TDs have written to the Ceann Comhairle to formally ask him to bring Paschal Donohoe before the Dáil.

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe apologises for an error he made in not declaring services provided to him during the 2016 general election campaign. Picture: Grainne Ni Aodha/PA Wire

Opposition parties have officially requested that Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe face questions in the Dáil.

Mr Donohoe has been asked by the Opposition to explain his failure to properly account for a commercial vehicle's use, valued at €140, and the labour of six men involved in putting up posters, valued at €917, all donated by businessman Michael Stone.