Former Junior Minister, and Fianna Fail TD, Ivor Callely has been arrested and charged with fraud.

The 54 year-old with an address at St Lawrences Road in Clontarf, Dublin is accused of making bogus claims for mobile phone expenses while a member of the Oireachtas.

Dublin District Court heard he was arrested by officers from the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation at his office in Killester this morning. He was taken to Clontarf Garda Station and Detective Garda Adrian Kelly told the Court that Mr Callely made no reply when read the six charges.

Mr Callely is accused of submitting fake invoices to the Houses of the Oireachtas to claim expenses for mobile phone handsets and accessories on dates between 2007 and 2009.

Judge Patricia McNamara granted bail at €250 and remanded Mr Callely on that bail to appear again in court next week when it's expected a book of evidence will be
served.

If convicted, Ivor Callely is facing a maximum jail sentence of 10 years.