Source: RTE.ie
Senator Ivor Callely’s expense claims are to be discussed by the Seanad’s Members’ Interests Committee later today.
The committee was due to meet again later this month, but that has now been brought forward to consider more allegations surrounding his expenses.
Senator Callely issued a statement over the weekend relating to claims made for mobile phones with invoices from a company that had ceased trading.
Controversy over expense claims
The Dublin senator said he submitted four receipts for mobile phone expenses ‘in good fath’, but acknowledged the claims shouldn’t have been made, and said he had now refunded the monies to Leinster House.
Last month Senator Callely was suspended from the Seanad for 20 days after members found he’d misrepresented his normal place of residence as West Cork instead of Dublin for expense purposes.
Speaking in Tullamore in Co Offaly yesterday, An Taoiseach Brian Cowen said Senator Callely’s statement raised more questions than it answered.
