Minister for State says site is owned by his wife who is a ‘private citizen’
“I do not own the site, end of story. I don’t own any land anywhere besides my own home. All I own is my own dwelling, half of it.”
He said his wife owned the land and the property consultant had submitted the planning application on her behalf.“The land registry confirms that I have no interest in the site. My wife is the owner of the site. I have already confirmed that. End of story.” The Ditch reported that the planning consultant, Fergal Cusack, wrote in a 2021 email to an interested party: “Niall Collins TD is the owner.”
Mr Collins, a TD for Limerick County, said on Tuesday that Mr Cusack was wrong that assertion as he never had any interest in the property. “It was wrong of him to say that,” he said. He said Mr Cusack may have erroneously stated he owned the site by virtue of the fact he was Eimear Collins’ husband.
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