Minister of State has denied allegations made by online site The Ditch pertaining to application
In a statement issued after the article was published online, Mr Collins confirmed he and his wife owned a property on Fr Russell Road in Dooradoyle but it “was not in the pressure area”. He said he acted correctly at all times, and met all the conditions for planning permission in respect of the Patrickswell site.
. However, he said he would not do so until he has read the full 2001 planning file, which he received from Limerick County Council on Tuesday afternoon. The deputy Government spokesman said that clarity would be provided in the Dáil in the coming days and Mr Collins would explain “all circumstances” around the story.
In the 2001 application Mr Collins gave his home address as his parents’ home, Red House Hill, in Patrickswell and said he had lived there from 1971, the year he was born.
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