Gay Mitchell (Dublin South Central, Fine Gael)

The House will be aware that the Secret Service Vote is not accounted for in the normal way pertaining to all other Votes. Vote No. 12 on the Order Paper today provides for an estimate of €786,000 for the Secret Service Vote. I watched "The Late Late Show" last Saturday where allegations were made about the abuse of this fund. Will the Tánaiste consider referring this matter to the relevant committee or bringing it before the House, updating the guidelines to ensure that full transparency applies to the use of this fund because those allegations should not be allowed stand?

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