Fianna Fáil Senator Ms Imelda Goldsboro received €16,779 in travel and accommodation allowances in 2026 during an eight-month absence, through serious illness, according to an Irish Times report published today, 11th September 2026.
Ms Goldsboro said she continued working in Tipperary and while in hospital. Fianna Fáil subsequently said she was engaging with the Oireachtas to ensure her records and payments were accurate.
Ms Goldsboro’s political career includes serving on Tipperary County Council for the Carrick-on-Suir area from May 2014 until February 2025. She unsuccessfully contested the Tipperary constituency in the 2020 general election, Tipperary South in the 2024 general election, and the Agricultural Panel in the 2025 Seanad election.
She also served on the South East Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force.
She became a senator in February 2025 last, following her nomination by An Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin.
Following Ms Goldsboro’s appointment to the Seanad, her daughter Ms Amy Goldsboro, then 21 years of age, won a Fianna Fáil selection convention and was subsequently co-opted unto her mother’s vacant seat on Tipperary County Council, representing the Carrick-on-Suir area.
Travel and accommodation allowance payments continue automatically unless the member gives written instructions to stop them, according to an Irish Times report.
Oireachtas rules allow medically certified illness to be considered when assessing attendance requirements.
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