'I sincerely regret this situation': Paschal Donohoe addresses Dáil amid expenses controversy

Mr Donohoe has been under pressure to explain the particulars of his 2016 General Election expenses following the revelation that he had not declared the donation of services worth just under €1,100

Over the weekend it emerged that Mr Donohoe had not declared a payment made by an individual to six people to hang up his election posters ahead of the 2016 general election. Picture: Sam Boal /Rollingnews.ie

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has addressed the Dáil over expenses for hanging up election posters before and after the 2016 General Election.

He said that six people were paid by an individual to hang up posters over “four dates” during the campaign period, before and after polling day.