Galway Bay fm newsroom - 48 Senators were awarded assistance and subsistence payments for April and May - at a time the upper house was closed due to lockdown.
A list compiled by the Irish Independent shows 48 Senators shared 120 thousand euro between them each month.
The Seanad elections took place at the end of March but due to COVID 19 and the process of electing a Taoiseach, the first sitting of those elected took place on June 29th.
The data relative to Galway representatives shows Gerard Craughwell received over €2,900 in the two month period, while Ollie Crowe received over €6,300.
Alice Mary Higgins earned over €2,900 in expenses over April and May, while Sean Kyne received over €2,600.
Ronan Mullen is listed as having received over €6,200 while Eugene Murphy received over €6,200.
Pauline O'Reilly received over €6,300 during the period.
The Senate is due to return on September 16th.
