Nicky McFadden (Fine Gael)

This morning I did not intend to raise the issue of expenditure because I did not believe in politicising expenditure on anybody's make-up or hairdo but I feel moved to speak about it now. I resent the remarks of Senators Norris, Ross, Ormonde and O'Toole to the effect that this is a trivial issue. How could the spending of public money on oneself ever be regarded as right? I feel very strongly about the use of The K Club for meetings of FÁS——