Mr Liam Lawlor yesterday revealed he had had two consultancies, one in London and one in Dublin, which he had not disclosed to the tribunal.
The matter arose as Mr Lawlor was being questioned about a report by Fianna Fail's Standards in Public Life Committee to which the TD gave evidence earlier this year.
Mr John Gallagher SC, for the tribunal, asked if he had read the report. Mr Lawlor replied: "Not very thoroughly to be honest."
The report stated Mr Lawlor had told the committee he had been invited to Prague by Mr Frank Dunlop, the public relations consultant, and that he invoiced Mr Dunlop for £38,000 for consultancy advice on setting up a PR office in Prague. Mr Gallagher said the invoice or a copy had never been produced to the tribunal.
Mr Lawlor said he did not have a copy of the invoice. He guessed he received the money in the mid-1990s. Asked why he had not referred to it in his affidavit, Mr Lawlor said he did not see the relevance of it.
Mr Gallagher asked if he invoiced Mr Dunlop in his own name.
Mr Lawlor said it could have been one of the consultancies, Long Associates, which was an advisory company in London. He could not be sure.
Mr Gallagher asked what Long Associates had to do with him. Mr Lawlor said he would have used it as a consultancy at a London address. He said Long Associates was not a registered company, was not registered for VAT and did not have a bank account. There were three or four customers whom he would advise.
Mr Gallagher asked why he issued the invoice to Mr Dunlop through Long Associates. Mr Lawlor replied that he just did.
Asked what he did with the cheque, he said: "I could possibly have cashed it with the local publican." Asked what publican, he said Mr Pat Murphy at Sarsfield's pub in Inchicore. He said obviously it wouldn't have been the entire £38,000 - he would have given him the cash over time.
Mr Gallagher asked if there were any other cheques or contracts in the name of Long Associates or any other consultancies.
Mr Lawlor said Industrial Consultants was a consultancy he had in Abbey Street in the early 1990s. Mr Gallagher said Mr Lawlor had issued two "fake invoices" to the late Mr Tom Roche in the name of that company. Mr Lawlor said he was in financial difficulties with the banks and there had been three general elections within 18 months.
Mr Roche facilitated him with contributions and he (Mr Lawlor) issued two invoices to National Toll Roads. Mr Roche said he would give a contribution and needed invoices for his accounts. Mr Lawlor said he considered it a political contribution.
The invoices were from Industrial Consultants, a company he had for providing advice on refrigeration and cold stores in Nigeria. He said the tribunal had information about Mr Roche's payments.