Minister of State fails to address key question in statement to Dáil
In the end, Mr Collins sought speaking time on Thursday and a slot was hastily arranged with no opportunity for questions from the Opposition.
A section of the form relating to so-called “pressure areas” – where development was subject to a number of criteria – states the following: “Having regard to your current living accommodation you are requested to clearly demonstrate your need for the proposed dwelling.” On Tuesday The Irish Times sent Mr Collins detailed questions asking him to outline exactly when he lived at the property at Fr Russell Road, Dooradoyle.
He told the Dáil he “clearly” met all of the criteria by virtue of being the son of a long-term resident landholder and having lived in the pressure area prior to 1990. Mr English resigned from his minister of State role after it was revealed that he had given incorrect information to Meath County Council when making a planning application to build a house in a rural area. He acknowledged that he had failed to inform the local authority that he owned another home nearby.Mr Collins may be right that he did not have to declare the Dooradoyle home under the rules in place for pressure areas in Limerick at the time of his planning application.
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