Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Last week the Minister for Finance, Deputy Michael Noonan, indicated or announced to me in a reply to a parliamentary question that 13 Ministers had claimed a second home tax break known as the dual abode allowance. The Taoiseach will be aware that this tax break is exclusively for Ministers and officeholders. Those from outside Dublin are allowed to write off €6,500 against their income tax bill if they have a second home in Dublin without having to provide a single receipt. If they do not have a second home in Dublin and stay in a hotel, they can write off against their income tax bill €3,500 for having their laundry done and without having to provide a single receipt.

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