According to recent report it has been revealed that a total of 11 TD’s failed to pay their Dáil bar tab last year.
The news of tab dodging TD’s comes after the government released documents outlining spending and expenses for the year 2015. The documents say a total of 11 senators were received warning letters about their unpaid bills by Houses of the Oireachtas.
The records also show that a staggering 14,000 pints of beer were bought in the two bars in the Dáil during 2015. The records show that the busiest drinking night in Leinster House in 2015 was the night of the Budget last October, when almost €6,300 was spent in the two bars, catered for TD’s, Senators Journalists and Dáil officials.
The Oireachtas Commissions announcement comes after they agreed that all “balances” should be fully paid and cleared. However the names of the politicians who have not paid their bill have not been revealed. The latest records also revealed that the most popular beer sold in Leinster house was Guinness, which sold twice as many kegs compared to its nearest rival.
The figures show that a total of 163 were consumed during 2015, with Guinness being the highest seller at 82 kegs, followed by 41 kegs of Heineken, whilst 15 kegs of Carlsberg, 13 kegs of Budweiser and 12 kegs of Smithwicks were also consumed by TD’s and Senators . The busiest day of the year was October 13, when €6,295 worth of drink, food and cigarettes were bought.
Also purchased were 33 packets of cigarettes, all of which were sold in the hours before an extra 50 cent was added to the price of a box.
Although the sub total of Dáil bar expenses for the entire year 2015 have not been accounted for yet.