Senate Expense Claims
In 2004, Lydon changed his place of residence from Dublin to Donegal to qualify for a different travel and subsistence rate, despite living and working in Dublin. Lydon's yearly claim for travel and subsistence varied from €37,000 to €39,000 during the years 2004 to 2006, (in 2007 he claimed €24,000 as he only worked for 7 months). It has been reported that there will not be an investigation into his expenses as "there is no provision for looking into the expenses claims of former members of the Oireachtas"
On 27 March 2012, after been named in the final report of the Mahon Tribunal for receiving corrupt payments, Lydon resigned from Fianna Fáil before he could be expelled.
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