Pressure rises on Sinn Féin to clarify discrepancies in election spending

A Fine Gael activist has audited Sinn Féin accounts and made complaints to the Standards in Public Office Commission

Justice Minister Simon Harris said it is "very concerning" that Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald (left) has not accepted a time-slot in the Dáil to take questions on the matter. File picture: Peter Morrison/PA

Sinn Féin is coming under pressure to clarify the party’s contradictions in its annual accounts and election spending returns.

It comes as Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has said he has had no recent contact from the Standards in Public Office Commission (Sipo) over its investigation into his failure to declare election expenses.