Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Public Accounts Committee
Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Houses of the Oireachtas Commission - Review of Allowances
3:20 pm
Seán Fleming (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
Mr. Coughlan said 127 Deputies, which is probably 85% of the Deputies, have claimed a grant for a constituency office. The majority of them have their staff in their constituency offices if they have claimed the grant, but the Houses of the Oireachtas Service seems to be providing some Members with extra accommodation up here and yet some Deputies are being paid the full amount for the constituency offices even though accommodation for some of their staff is being provided here. Does Mr. Coughlan understand where I am coming from?
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