If investigation finds Dara Murphy broke the rules he should pay back the money, says Taoiseach

Dara Murphy will be entitled to over €500,000 in taxpayer-funded termination and pension payments following his resignation as a TD. Image: Sam Boal Dara Murphy will be entitled to over €500,000 in taxpayer-funded termination and pension payments following his resignation as a TD. Image: Sam Boal TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has said that if an investigation into Dara Murphy’s expenses finds that he did break the rules, then he should pay the money back.

However, Sipo confirmed to TheJournal.ie that this is not the case as Murphy has ceased to be a TD. The Dáil’s Ethic Committee has also been ruled out for the same reason. Related Reads 04.12.19 Standards watchdog Sipo says it can't deal with Dara Murphy complaints as he 'has ceased to be a TD' 04.12.19 Dara Murphy's 'total disengagement with the Dáil' raised with Varadkar as Cork TD resigns his seat 03.12.19 Taoiseach says he's spoken to TD Dara Murphy about the controversy over his Dáil expenses

A big IF😉 you wheeled him into vote for Murphy in the knowledge there won’t be and you’ve him planted in Europe for when you switch jobs. Leotheparasite

Why wait? Just demand the money back and put a stop on his Dail pension and pay-out. Tell him you'll see him in court.

If he broke the rules, then it's jail time. He's not above the irish private citizen..pay back and straight to mountjoy. Bet the expenses will be drastically reduced by all 'OUR' TD's

Really that will be a first 😳

Leo .. You know it's probably too late..

LeoVaradkar & Paschald you’ve known for yrs Dail expenses are outrageous. I’d happily pay decent levels so long as every single cent was vouched. Won’t listen to MichealMartinTD BrendanHowlin MaryLou whine either-they happily kept their snouts in the trough ....

Sub committee leo . Like every bloody thing what's wrong in this country . Dope

The fools will believe anything

The real scandal is that he didn't break any rules. The game is stacked against us. Stop voting for organised criminals.

They just make up the rules to suit themselves as we go along

Break the rules?.....sure yis change them to suit yourselves whenever the need arises

Not just him there’s also those poiliticans who run business and hold others jobs who put their own interests 1st

You are a fraud

And if he didn't break the rules, it is the rules that are broken.

Should be audited by the Revenue Commissioners every TD! To get travel expenses without proof is outrageous

Fine Gael investigations are pointless, they are all crooked.

So smarmy and arrogant. He knows he hasn’t broken any “rules” because him and his government make sure the rules are made so they can suit themselves and do what they like untouchables

LeoVaradkar have you ever read the proclamation behind you? Where does it say 'the right to scam the men and women of this nation'?

There’s rules and there’s the moral character of a public representative. How have FG not intervened in the European grouping where this charlatan has been given a new job? Oh, maybe because there are rules.

And be charged with fraud!!!!!!

Are they all doing this.

LeoVaradkar well done darling! Don't change the SIPOCIreland rules for future as tying their hands on past matters works out splendidly! 💕💕💰💰💰

He should go on trial for fraud

So if its proved he was signed into the dail, yet actually proved he was not in attendance does this count as breaking the rules and will the evidence be given to the gardai to then press criminal theft charges ?.

LeoVaradkar you know it’s all bs. DaraMurphyFG resigned, fg policy enabled him

Excuse me that review should extend to all TDs. I can just image the amount of trips back on the Aircoach, stops on their doorstep, fob in, have a pint, fob out, home.

any good solicitors around that could help him out............

Is this not a criminal offence, if one takes something that doesn’t belong to them..

You can’t really comment Leo when you used him for a vote to save Eoghan Murphy. He should be fined and made pay every cent back. He is a cheat. But you don’t care. You’re only interested in sound bites

Wicked politicians and the crooked game they play, well done to all the idiots who vote for Fine gael/Fianna Fail!!

A talent for the obvious indeed but what about his being privy to this sharp practice for over 2 years.

IFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

He should pay every penny back right now

This prick knows he didn't break any rules and also knew that once he retired that he couldn't be forced in front of The Public Accounts Committee. People are at last seeing how much of a fraud LeoVaradkar really is .

If he’s claimed money that – let’s put it mildly – he’s “not entitled to”, then giving it back is the least that should happen. People taking things they’re “not entitled to” in other areas of life don’t just get to say sorry and give it back if they’re caught.

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