A judge has ordered the Former Junior Minister Ivor Callely be arrested after failing to turn up in court.
The ex politician was previously jailed for 5 months in 2014 for claiming expenses with false invoices.
Juliette Gash reports;
Solicitor Mark Newman told the court today that Callely had not complied with another order made last month which required him to provide documentation outlining his income and expenditure.
Callely, who lives at St Lawrence's road in Clontarf was not present when the case was reached and it was put to “second calling”.
After dealing with other matters, his case was called again but Judge Michael Coghlan was told that Callely was still not present.
“I had required documentation to be in court today, I had indicated there would be certain consequences if he failed to provide that documentation. Insofar as he is not here, I am simply issuing a warrant for his arrest,” Judge Coghlan said.
Last month, Callely, who claims he has needs a €2,500 a month “for a reasonable living”, had told the court he had done his best to contact the creditor but Judge Michael Coghlan had told him he was in contempt of court orders.
During that hearing, on April 19, Judge Coghlan had held off proceeding with a committal order. However, threatening to jail him, the judge had said he was not impressed with his evidence and he wanted proof of Callely's income and expenditure.
He had also given the former TD and senator a “formal warning” that he would issue the committal order if he did not provide the court and the creditor with adequate information in advance of today's hearing.
