A politician was arrested on suspicion of fraud during an appointment at a garda station. Questions pertained to alleged offences, including signing off on invoices totaling nearly €150,000 that were not owed, discovered in a business account review. The arrest is part of a larger inquiry, and a file will be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). This marks the second Oireachtas member's arrest since the Dáil's formation, following Senator Martin Conway's earlier situation. The arrested individual does not belong to the Fine Gael party, as confirmed by Tánaiste Simon Harris.
"The TD was questioned about the alleged fraud offences as part of an ongoing inquiry, with a file set to be sent to the DPP."
"The alleged fraud offences date back a number of years and are understood to predate the TD's election to the Dáil, involving invoices totaling almost €150,000."
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