MP Expenses
Dáire Hughes
Current MP

Dáire HughesMP expenses

£7,404 IPSA expenses in 2026-27

Sinn Féin · Newry and Armagh

IPSA expenses cover the business costs of doing the job of an MP — staffing, office running costs, accommodation and travel — not personal salary. Full details on what counts as a claim are in the methodology.

Total claimed this year

£9,675

Total claimed — selected period (2026-27)

£7,404

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Spend by category — 2026-27

Energy & utility comparison

This MP claimed £1,381 for Utilities in 2025-26.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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This MP claimed £453 for Utilities in 2025-26.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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This MP claimed £185 for Utilities in 2025-26.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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This MP claimed £187 for Utilities in 2025-26.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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This MP claimed £817 for Utilities in 2025-26.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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This MP claimed £282 for Utilities in 2025-26.

Note: MP expenses may cover multiple properties (e.g. constituency home and Westminster accommodation) and may include office or staff-related costs depending on IPSA's categorisation. Figures are shown as published by IPSA without interpretation.

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Year-on-year trend

Dáire Hughes expenses by financial year

These totals sum the IPSA records currently held on this site for each financial year. The newest period can change as IPSA publishes further data. Category names are retained exactly as IPSA published them.

Published IPSA expenses for Dáire Hughes, grouped by financial year
Financial yearPublished totalLargest published categoryRecords heldOpen year
2026-27£7,404Office Costs (£7,404)4View claims
2025-26£14,509Office Costs (£13,450)27View claims
2024-25£10,362Travel and Subsistence (£10,362)2View claims

A published total can differ from a simple count of visible individual claims because IPSA also publishes some annual totals and withholds some details for security or data protection. See the methodology.

Itemised claims

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SubcategoryStatusDescriptionSource
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1492026-2715 Apr 2026PaidBT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£1,4762026-279 Apr 2026PaidOther office equipment — ELECTED TECHNOLOGIESView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£932025-261 Apr 2026PaidBT BUSINESS BILL [200013634-52]View source
Office CostsBusiness rates£5,5392026-271 Apr 2026PaidLPS Annual Business Rates- Constituency OfficeView source
Office CostsUtilities£1,3812025-2619 Mar 2026PaidDual Fuel — ELECTRIC IREIE [200013613-13158]View source
Office CostsUtilities£4532025-2619 Mar 2026PaidDual Fuel — ELECTRIC IREIE [200013613-13157]View source
AccommodationHotel - Direct Supply£2212025-263 Mar 2026PaidParliamentary Business Travel [200013646-32]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£802025-2616 Feb 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1412025-2619 Jan 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1412025-265 Jan 2026PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£1852025-2618 Nov 2025PaidDual Fuel — ELECTRIC IREIEView source
Office CostsMobile telephone - contract & usage£1412025-2618 Nov 2025PaidBT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsEquipment - purchase£882025-2617 Nov 2025PaidOther office equipment — Rhode Microphone EquipmentView source
AccommodationHotel - London£4402025-2613 Nov 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1462025-2616 Oct 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
AccommodationHotel - London£3982025-2614 Oct 2025Paid[***][***][***]View source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1422025-2630 Sept 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsInsurance - buildings£2402026-2715 Sept 2025PaidOffice Insurance Invoice [200013609-404]View source
Office CostsInsurance - buildings£5252025-2615 Sept 2025PaidOffice Insurance InvoiceView source
Office CostsUtilities£1872025-2627 Aug 2025PaidDual Fuel — ELECTRIC IREIEView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1422025-2621 Aug 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1442025-2615 Jul 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1822025-2616 Jun 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsLandline phone & internet - rental & usage£1432025-2611 Jun 2025PaidLandline & internet package — BT BUSINESS BILLView source
Office CostsUtilities£8172025-2616 May 2025PaidDual Fuel — Electric and Gas Bill May 2025View source
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Similar claims by other MPs

Other MPs who claimed under “Business rates” in 2026-27. Browse all Business rates claims

MPAmountDateDescription
Paul Maskey

Sinn Féin

£11,3151 Apr 2026Land & Property Services
Adam Dance

Liberal Democrat

£6,8511 Apr 2026Business rates 2026/27
Carla Lockhart

Democratic Unionist Party

£6,6781 Apr 2026Annual property rates
Peter Kyle

Labour

£5,5161 Apr 2026constituency office business rates
Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist Party

£5,08413 Apr 2026Rates for constituency office
Anna McMorrin

Labour

£4,7251 Apr 2026Cardiff Council Business Rates
Mr Gregory Campbell

Democratic Unionist Party

£4,48220 Apr 2026Two Office Rates Bills
Steve Reed

Labour (Co-op)

£4,19913 Apr 2026Constituency office business rates 2026/2027
Mr Cathal Mallaghan

Sinn Féin

£4,03829 Apr 2026POST OFFICE COUNTER
Colum Eastwood

Social Democratic & Labour Party

£3,70720 Apr 2026Annual rates bill for constituency office
Gavin Robinson

Democratic Unionist Party

£3,53814 Apr 2026Rates payable to Land and Proiperty Service for 96 Belmont Avenue BT4 3DE
Josh MacAlister

Labour

£3,4898 Apr 2026Business rates for constituency office 26/27

Sinn Féin average — 2026-27

£6,010

All-MP average — 2026-27

£3,007

Outside financial interests

Separate from IPSA expenses, MPs must publicly register outside earnings, donations and support, gifts, land and property, shareholdings and other interests. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.

4. Visits outside the UK

  • International visit to Austria between 04 September 2026 and 06 September 2026

    £770
    Registered 29 Sept 2026View source

  • International visit to Italy between 05 June 2026 and 06 June 2026

    £467
    Registered 9 Jun 2026View source

  • International visit to Portugal between 12 June 2025 and 15 June 2025

    £775
    Registered 15 Jul 2025View source

8. Miscellaneous

  • Leas Ard Runaí (Deputy General Secretary) of Sinn Féin. I receive £3,166.00 a month for this role. This is a part-time role.

    Registered 6 Sept 2024View source

Dáire Hughes expenses — common questions

How much did Dáire Hughes claim in expenses in 2026-27?
Dáire Hughes claimed £7,404 in IPSA business costs in 2026-27. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
What did Dáire Hughes claim for?
In 2026-27, Dáire Hughes's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£7,404). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
Where does Dáire Hughes's expenses data come from?
Figures are imported from IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and the UK Parliament Members API. Every amount links to its original IPSA source record.

Figures are presented without ranking or interpretation. Read the methodology for details on data sourcing and publication lag.