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Hugh O'Connell

At least a third of TDs have second jobs or other sources of income apart from their Dáil salary and allowances, the Irish Independent can reveal.

A survey of 158 TDs and analysis of their statutory declarations show at least 54 TDs, mostly in Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, are also landlords, barristers, farmers, pharmacists, postmasters and shop owners.