Referendum spending and inquiry terms
Mattie McGrath asks whether alleged Government misuse of referendum funds will be included in the inquiry’s terms of reference. The Taoiseach replies that the matter is before the courts.
In the context of the Children First Bill, five Supreme Court judges found that the Government had misappropriated money for the referendum-----
Comment on this
We have an independent Referendum Commission. There was no debate in this Parliament on the issue. Will the Taoiseach include that misappropriation and misbehaviour in the terms of reference of the commission of inquiry he has set up to investigate lots of wrongdoing?