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Local Authority Expenses

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  • 11-02-2010 10:30pm
    #1
    BroomBurner
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    Congratulations to Clare County Council, who became the first Local Authority to publish their councillors, County Managers, etc. expenses and meetings attended. Available here: http://www.clarecoco.ie/publications/publications.html

    I think it was a good idea to include the detail on meetings attended.

    So, will the others follow suit?

    What do you make of the expenses in terms of value for money?


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    ednwireland
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    our town paper had a report (originally in the sunday times) about a local councillor claiming for 2 conferences which were on the same day, this guy would be the heir apparent to our current ageing fg td, wont be getting my vote.
    http://www.donegaldemocrat.ie/donegalnews/EXCLUSIVE--Councillor-refunds-double.6002565.jp
    Cllr. Slowey who admitted to claiming expenses for both conferences said: "I don't think that it was ethical to do that. I did it but once
    I realised that there was a mistake and I shouldn't have done it then I immediately refunded the expenses for travelling to Border Regional Authority (milage, subsistance and conference fee). I thought that was the best thing that I could have done, otherwise you could be accused of double claiming. I regret the mistake. I put my hands up."

    now why dont i beleive that, or has the current crop of scandals mae me uber cynical

    My weather

    https://www.ecowitt.net/home/share?authorize=96CT1F



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    Head The Wall
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    16 of them attended the same conference in Antrim on 23 & 24 of January. THe minimum received was €750 and the majority of them received near €1,000. Are we to believe that they all drove up or are the hotels in Dunadry, Co. Antrim 7 star.

    Joe Arkin - €1743 for computer equipment & €965 for desktop PC. Are we kitting out computer labs for them

    Councillor Cathal Crowe - €126 for a paper guillotine & €996 for an autofolder.

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    €963 for professional Web design (maybe for his leaflet distribution business)

    During 2007 & 2008 Councillor Crowe handed out leaflets for Willie O' Dea to approx 2000 homes and received €13,000 for this

    http://www.politics.ie/munster/106959-cllr-cathal-crowe-bills-us-e13000-2.html#post2134286



    Michael Begley can attend a 3 day conferencein Dublin for €396 but a 1 day conference for Joe Cooney costs him €769. . The longest possible route from Co Clare to Dublin is 193 miles - 386 return.


    Then they wonder why we don't trust them. I'm sure there's more holes to be picked in them, I just glanced through them


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