More than €7,000 in expenses from TDs and senators did not have supporting evidence, audit finds

The latest report by independent auditors commissioned by the Houses of the Oireachtas confirmed that all the money had subsequently been refunded to the State

An audit report by the Houses of the Oireachtas on the payment of more than €286,000 under the public representation allowance to a sample of politicians during 2023 detected payments totalling €7,088 for which insufficient supporting documentation had been shown.

Seven TDs and senators were found to have claimed expenses totalling more than €7,000 for which they could not provide supporting evidence to show the payments were for allowable expenditure, according to the findings of an audit.

An audit report by the Houses of the Oireachtas on the payment of more than €286,000 under the public representation allowance to a sample of politicians during 2023 detected payments totalling €7,088 for which insufficient supporting documentation had been shown.