IEThe Irish Times
Fisheries agency thanks PR firm for ‘invaluable’ PAC hearing prep costing €54,000
Opposition TDS criticised the spend as ‘ludicrous’ and ‘an extraordinary unjustifiable use of public money’
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- The Irish Times
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- 24 Aug 2026, 13:37 UTC
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- Ken Foxe
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Opposition TDS criticised the spend as ‘ludicrous’ and ‘an extraordinary unjustifiable use of public money’
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Fisheries agency thanks PR firm for ‘invaluable’ PAC hearing prep costing €54,000
Opposition TDS criticised the spend as ‘ludicrous’ and ‘an extraordinary unjustifiable use of public money’
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