Lucinda Creighton says her legal fees - at the centre of a complaint to the Standards in Public Office Commission - are "nobody's business".
The Sunday Independent reports that Deputy Creighton has turned down requests to give details on how much money was paid to her legal team in a High Court case involving developer Michael O'Flynn.
A recent complaint to the standards watchdog alleges Ms Creighton received a discount for the services, which could amount to a benefit in kind.
The newspaper reports it received a copy of a solicitors letter to state that the fees had been paid, but not the actual amount.
Deputy Creighton, speaking this morning to the Colette Fitzpatrick Show denies the allegations, and says she doesn't need to tell anyone the figure:
