Minister pledges to ‘engage’ with standards watchdog over allegation
Addressing the media outside Leinster House on Sunday, Mr Donohoe said he would recuse himself from all ministerial functions relating to Sipo, responsibility for which falls under his remit, while the complaint is examined.The Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform was elected for a second term as the President of Eurogroup, the working group of EU finance ministers, in December.Mr Donohoe was first elected in 2011 as TD for Dublin Central.
Before the minister’s statement on Sunday, Sinn Féin Public Expenditure and Reform spokeswoman Mairéad Farrell had called for immediate clarification from Mr Donohoe, adding: “He is the Minister with responsibility over Sipo, it is concerning that he is being investigated by them. This is now the perfect opportunity for the Minister to grant the crucial additional power which Sipo have long been calling for and which his Government have failed to grant them.
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