Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

If a Deputy had two members of staff in his or her constituency, they would be paid for and covered by the public representation allowance, which covers the Deputy's office, and other Deputies would also get this payment for providing an office in their constituencies. Despite this, the Houses of the Oireachtas Service also provides them with accommodation in Leinster House for some of their staff. Is there an extra cost to the taxpayer? If the Houses of the Oireachtas Service is providing office accommodation up here for some Deputies, including the desk and furniture, although not a computer as that would be provided regardless of the location, while other Deputies provide for it out of their allowances in their constituency offices, are the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission and the taxpayer providing an extra subvention to those Deputies who are being paid for the provision of their constituency offices for their staff?