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Sat 08 Aug 2009Minister's car-hire tops €21,000 for British visits
EXPENSES FOR car-hire services provided by a London-based firm to former minister for arts, sport and tourism John O’Donoghue during four visits to Britain in 2006 and 2007 came to a total of €21,289.57, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act.
Three of the four visits were connected with the attendance of Mr O’Donoghue, who now holds the position of Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann, at race meetings in Cheltenham and Ascot, the documents – released to The Irish Times– show.
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