Cost of Flynn’s Government jobs: at least €182,635

FORMER Government troubleshooter Phil Flynn earned hundreds of thousands of euro in consultancy fees from five Government departments, figures released yesterday reveal.

Mr Flynn, who last month sensationally resigned from all his public positions after being implicated in the garda investigation into suspected IRA money laundering, has frequently been hired as a consultant since 1998.

His work for the Department of Finance, the Department of Enterprise, the Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Department of Communications earned him at least €182,635 in fees.