Fianna Fáil TD says colleague voted for him while he was not in Dáil

Timmy Dooley apologises after he was recorded as having voted six times in one day despite not being present

Timmy Dooley, a Fianna Fáil TD for Clare, said he had left  the Dáil chamber to take a phone call. File photograph. James Forde/The Irish Times

Timmy Dooley, a Fianna Fáil TD for Clare, said he had left the Dáil chamber to take a phone call. File photograph. James Forde/The Irish Times

A senior Fianna Fáil frontbencher has apologised after admitting a colleague voted for him on a number of occasions while he was not in the Dáil.

Timmy Dooley, the party’s spokesman on communications, the environment and natural resources, was not in his seat during a time on Thursday when six electronic votes were recorded in his name.

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