The electoral office spent more than €4,000 on nine dinners during election time, including two for which no one turned up, according to an audit.

This expenditure during last year’s general and local elections was labelled “imprudent” by the National Audit Office.

It included €527 for liquors and wine but this amount was deemed not to be exhaustive since details on the photocopied chits provided for the audit were not always clear.

“This type of expenditure constitutes an imprudent use of the taxpayers’ money,” the NAO said.

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