Did anyone see the headline in the daily mail today ?dont have a link and only read the 1st couple of paragraphs but the gist of it was that Hanafin was claiming expenses alongside with other senior ministers that have all ready been paid for.
Was in a rush at the time so if anyone can shed more light on it ?
Last edited by mmrebel; 15th June 2009 at 08:23 AM.
Ministers accused of cashing in on expenses loophole - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie
Here's the story in the Indo
And here's an appropriate analogyMINISTERS were accused yesterday of "cashing in" after embarrassing revelations about an expenses loophole.
It is understood several members of Cabinet continue to pocket expenses cheques for running a constituency office -- even though their constituency offices are paid for in full by their departments.
Fine Gael branded the system a "scam" and said it was typical of a "morally bankrupt" Government.
Every TD is paid an annual amount of €8,888 on top of a six-figure salary to support their costs in running a constituency office.
Now it has emerged that members of the Cabinet have continued to accept the payment, even though ministers also receive a general expenses cheque from their department each year.
Meanwhile, civil servants answer constituents' queries. The general expenses paid to ministers is €13,390 and both payments are made out as personal cheques to the politician.
[FONT=arial, helvetica, homerton]The runaway train went over the hill and she blew,
The runaway train went over the hill and she blew,
The runaway train went over the hill and the last we heard she was going still,
And she blew, blew, blew, blew, blew. [/FONT]
Seems like very small beer compared to what Olwyn and Hubbie claimed....
TDs refuse to return ?30k allowance
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Coleslaw or Corby Trouser Press? Decisions....
I would love to know how much in total our elected TD's are making off with.
Why are expenses not vouched for? Who created this system?
Politicians! Who did you think??Originally Posted by DCon
Fianna Fail - The Loss of Sovereignty Party.
This should trump your Olwen & Hubbie claim!
If we take all the various small beers together we would find it could easily make a billion. Anyone fancy doing out a spreadsheet?In another embarrassing blow to his authority, Taoiseach Brian Cowen will now have to force through the pension cuts after failing to get the co-operation of some recipients.
In the OP article we are talking about €9,000 approx multiplied by the number of ministers (30 ?). That makes a good start.
Oh, and by the way, our newly elected TD for the inner city is hanging on to her teaching job. She learns fast!!! Two state salaries.
Minister in England get sacked over this. In Ireland thay are admired.
Fraud is seen as a good thing here.
Time for the Irish Goverment to do the honorable thing and go. If thay have any honour left.
And because all political parties are on the gravy train there are no calls for change.
This is not a loop hole its a con of the tax payers plain and simple.
And nobodys calling for thier resignation. The papers are very quiet. As oppossed to the English national newspaper.
Time for the Irish Goverment to do the honorable thing and go. If thay have any honour left.
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