Josepha Madigan, Fine Gael's Minister of State of Special Education, has resigned from her position and announced she will not stand in the next general election. This announcement comes amid scrutiny over her ministerial mileage claims. The Ditch, a news outlet, reported that Madigan claimed almost 2,000 kilometers for August 2023 without any official events listed in her diary for that month. Further investigations revealed similar questionable claims made over four years, in 2020, 2021, and 2022. The Ditch had sought comments from Madigan, who, after initially failing to address the issues, was given until Monday to reply. Her resignation was announced shortly after.
Are there no consequences for this? Are they allowed to do as they f**king like? Josepha Madigan made bogus ministerial mileage claims over four years. #HowIrelandWorks #GeneralElectionlNow @wereontheditch need to be commended for their work on this.… https://t.co/2XMRDNsWsh
Josepha Madigan made bogus ministerial mileage claims over four years. The Ditch first asked her for comment on Tuesday. She was contacted again this morning after her response failed to address key issues and was given until Monday to reply. https://t.co/sW0f56UtEh
Hello Minister, The Ditch would like to ask you about all these wild mileage expenses claims you were making? Hello Ditch, thanks for your email this morning. The Minister has by chance just resigned. Soz. https://t.co/V8ezcW8d2l
The Ditch asked Josepha Madigan earlier this week about her ministerial mileage claims. Her August 2023 claim was for almost 2,000 kilometres. Her official diary shows no events that month. This morning we sought clarity on similar claims made in 2020, 2021 and 2022. https://t.co/B2M10NK1dH
#Breaking Fine Gael’s Josepha Madigan has announced she has resigned as Minister of State of Special Education and will not stand at the next general election https://t.co/XN6z9VbfcA