Michael Stone

Paschal Donohoe said he personally sold 2020 and 2021 Fine Gael raffle tickets to businessman Michael Stone.

“I have done my best to answer in the submission that has now been made to SIPO,” he said. He has done so much for the North East Inner City and I'm so sorry that he has become involved in this matter of public interest.” The debate concluded at 5.50pm, with Sinn Féin protesting loudly that no questions had been answered. He told the Dail: "The minister has been caught. Mr Nash added: "Let's stop the pretence that this was not a corporate donation. "And now you've concocted a story that doesn't stack up. “I am reiterating my apology. A whole set of detailed questions have been asked, the answers to which I have submitted to SIPO.” This related to the hours involved, the costs, and the individuals involved,” he said. He was not aware at that time that these people had been paid. He has spent much of his life giving back. “For that reason no cost was attributed… “In retrospect, at that point, I should have amended my election expenses to the value of €140 to take account of the commercial value of a vehicle for the hours used.

Paschal Donohoe personally sold €1,700 of Fine Gael 'Superdraw' tickets to businessman Michael Stone. The five Superdraw tickets sold in 2020 amounted to a ...

[a huge carpark beside Dublin Airport that went up for sale last year with a €70m price tag](https://www.independent.ie/business/planned-70m-dublin-airport-carpark-deal-referred-to-competition-watchdog-42296935.html) has been referred to the competition watchdog by independent Senator Gerard Craughwell. [Paschal Donohoe’s ‘Postergate’ issue is probably not the only example among politicians in the Dáil](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/paul-murphy-i-suspect-there-are-other-tds-whove-had-posters-erected-as-donation-and-not-declared-42297350.html), according to Paul Murphy, who spoke after the Minister's statement. [graphic footage of the aftermath of the Regency Hotel shooting](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/gardai-took-steps-to-have-graphic-footage-of-aftermath-of-regency-shooting-removed-from-youtube-gerard-hutch-trial-hears-42297056.html) removed from YouTube, the Special Criminal Court has heard. [a pedestrian who was walking behind her car ](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/pensioner-88-who-drove-over-woman-after-mistaking-accelerator-for-brake-is-spared-jail-42296916.html)has been given a one year suspended sentence. Sligo barrister and paracyclist Martin Gordon was with his wife and seven-year old daughter at the time. [an inquest into his death heard this week.](https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/news/ballyduff-man-died-as-result-of-horrific-wounds-consistent-with-a-prongs-of-teleporter-inquest-hears-42297339.html) [while they were probing the murder of his RTÉ colleague](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/pat-kenny-says-he-was-quizzed-about-his-sexuality-by-cops-probing-rte-colleagues-murder-42297091.html), set designer Charles Self in the 1980s. [A farmer has gone on trial accused of murdering his 76-year-old aunt](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/man-accused-of-murdering-his-aunt-76-by-driving-over-her-in-tractor-after-dispute-over-land-42297314.html) by driving over her in a tractor following a long-running dispute over land. [Met Éireann has extended a status yellow ice warning to all counties](https://www.independent.ie/weather/weather-ireland-schools-at-risk-of-closure-as-met-eireann-extends-weather-warning-to-all-counties-42296631.html), effective until 12 noon tomorrow. [Nobody has been charged with Natalie’s murder to date.](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/crime/natalie-mcnallys-parents-fear-her-killer-fled-over-the-border-42297060.html) [he was told it was their policy and they could not have a seat indoors.](https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligochampion/news/sligo-barrister-and-paralympian-humiliated-by-refusal-to-let-him-enter-dublin-restaurant-with-his-guide-dog-42294553.html) [while in 2021 Mr Stone bought 22 tickets to a donation value of €1,382](https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/paschal-donohoe-personally-sold-1700-of-fine-gael-superdraw-tickets-to-businessman-michael-stone-42297170.html), Mr Donohoe revealed.

Ged Nash says value of postering was nearer €5k than €1100 while Pearse Doherty says minister's story 'stretches credibility'

“However, in 2020 and 2021, Mr Stone made a donation to Fine Gael by the purchase of super draw tickets, which were sold by me.” These are very serious questions and that the minister is refusing to answer.” [Pearse Doherty](https://red.irishexaminer.com/maintopics/person-pearse-doherty_topic-9245.html) asked four times whether Mr Stone had paid to put up posters for the Fine Gael TD during the 2020 general election. Members of the opposition rounded on the minister, claiming he had “concocted stories” to make the controversy go away. He said the minister “understands” that he is responsible and accountable to the Dáil and not just A company van was also used in the work.

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe has been before the Dáil giving a statement in relation to issues surrounding his expenses ...

She has asked how can Minister Donohoe be sure this was a donation to the party and not to the candidate? He said when he became aware of the use of commercial van he should have "reviewed" his submission to SIPO. The opposition still has more questions but none have called for a no confidence vote in the Minister. If it was a donation to a candidate, as it was valued over the €1,000 threshold, that would be a problem because it would breach the spending limit. The procedure is that it will consider the complaint. Sources estimate the commercial cost of posters for a campaign can cost over €4,000. Mr Stone is a supporter of the Minister. He was also appointed chairman of the Dublin North Inner City Implementation Board by the Government in 2017. In the Dáil today, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said Mr Stone turned down payment of expenses and allowances for both roles. According to Fine Gael, its constituency organisation in Dublin Central received a donation worth €1,057 in services for the campaign. In the event Minister Donohoe took the last seat. It meant that the donation should have been declared as an election expense during General Election 2016.

The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform addressed TDs in short Dáil statement on Wednesday evening.

Honesty and integrity matter above all in public life, and I’m very sorry that this has happened. I have always been committed to the public interest, to the common good. He has done so much for the north-east inner city, and I, Ceann Comhairle, am so sorry that he has become involved in this matter of public interest.” He has spent much of his life giving back to the community from which he came and I am obviously also so proud to represent. “However, in 2020 and 2021, Mr Stone made a donation to Fine Gael by the purchase of superdraw tickets which (were) sold by me. Mr (Michael) Stone has made no donations to me personally.

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He confirmed he would hand that responsibility to the new finance chief, Michael McGrath of Fianna Fáil, while the “If that’s right, I can only imagine there will be a stampede of TDs [lawmakers] to the Designer Group [Stone's company] requesting that they put up their posters come the next election,” she said. Donohoe’s poster team used a van bearing the corporate logo of Stone’s company. “You cannot rely on mates’ rates, minister, for the purposes of your returns.” Last week a junior Fine Gael minister, Damien English, resigned from his post after admitting he had concealed ownership of a property on planning applications and government conflict-of-interest forms. Opposition leaders accused Donohoe of willfully violating both and seeking for years to conceal it.

If members of the opposition went into the Chamber in the hope of finding out how exactly the former Finance Minister calculates his sums, they were left ...

The remainder related to work done after election day. The problem was Mr Donohoe didn't provide the Dáil with the number of posters put up by Mr Stone's employees. Mr Donohoe told the Dáil that the total payment to the people involved by buisnessman Michael Stone was €1,100, of which approximately €917 pertained to the campaign period.

That's the view of the Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan, who says he was satisfied with Paschal Donohoe's statement, regarding his 2016 election expenses. Minister ...

Minister Eamon Ryan says it's now a matter for the standards of public office... That's the view of the Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan, who says he was satisfied with Paschal Donohoe's statement, regarding his 2016 election expenses. Minister Donohoe addressed the Dáil last night, claiming he was unaware postering staff were being paid by Mr.