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TDs and senators can claim for payments to help them with a wide variety of office type functions and expertise
Oireachtas members across the Shannonside Northern Sound region claimed almost €140,000 in expenses for secretarial and public relations advice between last July and January of this year.
The special allowance can be claimed by any member of the Dail or Seanad to cover consultancy costs, public relations or I.T expertise. This information was obtained by Ken Foxe and the Right to Know campaign under Freedom of Information.
The figures show that between July last year and January this year when local TD s claimed a total of €114,711 for a variety of services.