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More MLA expenses made public
It has been revealed many MLAs claimed the maximum allowance for office costs while the Stormont Assembly was suspended.
The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission has published details of MLAs’ Office Cost Allowance (OCA) expenses from April 2003 to March 2008. It is the first time details from the 2003/2004 and 2005/2006 period have been made public.
The figures provide details on individual claims made by MLAs.
The OCA provides funding to MLAs to undertake Assembly and constituency work and includes the cost of running a constituency office and employing staff.
Speaker of the Assembly, William Hay MLA said: “The Assembly Commission is committed to ensuring that the Assembly is open and transparent about expenditure incurred by its Members.
“In June we agreed that, from the end of September 2009, we would place more information about MLAs’ expenses into the public domain.
“We have worked hard to stand by that commitment so that the people of Northern Ireland can see for themselves how public money is being spent.”
Today’s publication follows the Assembly Commission’s recent release of details of MLAs’ OCA expenses for 2008-2009 and the first four months of the 2009-2010 financial year.