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Cork MEP Billy Kelleher failed to register rental property for two years
Cork MEP Billy Kelleher failed to register rental property for two years
The Cork-based MEP Billy Kelleher failed to register a rental property with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) for two years. Mr Kelleher said that the property in Glanmire was registered between 2009 and 2020 but was not renewed.

Wed, 14 Sep, 2022

Man Signing Last Will & Testament
Taoiseach rules out reduction in amount of money parents can leave to children tax-free
Speaking at Fianna Fáil's think-in in Mullingar, Micheál Martin said 'there is no appetite' in Government to follow the recommendation from the Commission of Taxation

Mon, 12 Sep, 2022

Stephen Donnelly's rental property
All landlords ‘must comply with registering rental properties within a month’
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly did not renew his registration of a Dublin rental property with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) in 2019.

Fri, 02 Sep, 2022

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Sipo can't say whether public reps should declare sale of property without investigating
Issue arose over former junior minister Robert Troy's failure to declare sale of two properties he owned to two separate local authorities

Thu, 01 Sep, 2022

Irish Examiner View: Dara Calleary’s resignation was different
Irish Examiner View: Dara Calleary’s resignation was different
By taking ownership of his actions in the Golfgate saga Calleary did the right thing at the right time

Thu, 01 Sep, 2022

Elaine Loughlin: Hard work and humility have brought Dara Calleary back in from the cold
Elaine Loughlin: Hard work and humility have brought Dara Calleary back in from the cold
Dara Calleary's response to Golfgate contrasts with Coalition colleagues such as Simon Coveney and Barry Cowen — and not least Robert Troy, who stood down with a classic non-apology

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

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Dara Calleary replaces Robert Troy as Minister of State
Mr Calleary, who was forced to resign after the golfgate controversy, had been tipped for the role along with Kildare TD James Lawless.

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Less than €4k of fines issued to landlords in three years for not registering a tenancy
Less than €4k of fines issued to landlords in three years for not registering a tenancy
It follows an admission by Robert Troy that a rental at his former family home had gone unregistered for nine months

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

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Fergus Finlay: Three simple rules for politicians to avoid having to resign
My colleague Terry Prone listed nine brilliant ways to resign properly yesterday. I have three simple rules to follow if you want to avoid having to resign at all.

Tue, 30 Aug, 2022

Dara Calleary tipped to be Robert Troy's successor 
Dara Calleary tipped to be Robert Troy's successor 
The former agriculture minister left his previous role after his involvement in the 'golfgate' controversy in 2020

Tue, 30 Aug, 2022

Terry Prone: Nine golden rules to follow when you are in Robert Troy’s position
Terry Prone: Nine golden rules to follow when you are in Robert Troy’s position
In his resignation statement, the unfortunate Robert Troy objected to landlords being demonised. In factual terms, this is hairy

Mon, 29 Aug, 2022

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The fall of Troy: How Robert Troy's brazenness contributed to his downfall
As revelation piled upon revelation, it became increasingly clear that Robert Troy's position was not tenable.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022

Paul Hosford: Public is right to take interest in what officials declare
Paul Hosford: Public is right to take interest in what officials declare
Regardless of whether Robert Troy believed the homes should be on the register, it stands to reason that any member of the Oireachtas who has a material or even circumstantial interest in a topic should let the House and, by extension, the public, know about it

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022

Rory Hearne: Troy controversy exposed the gap between Generation Rent and those who govern them
Rory Hearne: Troy controversy exposed the gap between Generation Rent and those who govern them
Troy’s attitude to housing, not as a home but as property investment, is not an outlier, it is Government policy, which has led to the fiasco where €1bn a year, a quarter of the entire housing budget, goes to private landlords, writes Rory Hearne

Sat, 27 Aug, 2022

'Unacceptable' that Sinn Féin TD's rental property wasn't registered
'Unacceptable' that Sinn Féin TD's rental property wasn't registered
Sinn Féin TD Johnny Guirke has been warned over any future slip-ups after it emerged one of his rental properties was not registered with the (RTB).

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

Housing construction
Housing Minister suggests reform where TDs must declare arrangements
It comes after it was revealed that junior minister Robert Troy had not correctly declared several properties on the Irish parliament’s official list of members’ interests in recent years

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

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Dara Calleary and James Lawless among frontrunners to replace Troy in Government 
Mayo TD Dara Calleary, who stood down as minister for agriculture following the Golfgate scandal, is tipped as a frontrunner to replace Robert Troy at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Fri, 26 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy's resignation 'the right decision', says Green Party minister
Robert Troy's resignation 'the right decision', says Green Party minister
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald said the resignation 'casts very serious questions' on the judgement of Leo Varadkar and Micheál Martin

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

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'I have not tried to conceal anything': Robert Troy steps down after a torrid 10 days 
Dara Calleary is mentioned as a replacement as junior minister resigns due to omissions in his declaration of interests

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Another minister departs with a sorry tale to tell
Irish Examiner view: Another minister departs with a sorry tale to tell
Robert Troy's resignation comes against the background of an utterly broken housing market stacked against the have-nots

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy's demise began at a snail’s pace and finished like a tornado
Robert Troy's demise began at a snail’s pace and finished like a tornado
You can’t have a housing crisis like this one and a landlord minister acting in any sort of non-transparent way in terms of their property dealings – there's only one way for it to end

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy resigns as junior minister after 10 'extremely difficult' days
Robert Troy resigns as junior minister after 10 'extremely difficult' days
Mr Troy has been under intense pressure in the past two weeks over issues surrounding his declaration of property assets

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy asked housing minister to support landlords seeking to evict tenants during pandemic 
Robert Troy asked housing minister to support landlords seeking to evict tenants during pandemic 
Mr Troy called on Darragh O'Brien to support landlords seeking to evict tenants 

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy: Fire cert and planning permission not required to convert rental property
Robert Troy: Fire cert and planning permission not required to convert rental property
Meanwhile, Eamon Ryan has called for two formal investigations into the errors in declarations made by the Fianna Fáil junior minister.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Eamon Ryan calls for formal investigations into Robert Troy's errors in declarations
Eamon Ryan calls for formal investigations into Robert Troy's errors in declarations
Social Democrats co-leader Róisín Shortall says the Taoiseach needs to act after what she describes as a litany of errors

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy 'embarrassed' that he 'misinterpreted' the rules
Robert Troy 'embarrassed' that he 'misinterpreted' the rules
The Longford-Westmeath TD said that he currently either fully owns or part-owns 11 properties, nine of which are rented out.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy's failure to declare properties: 'I'm embarrassed I got it so wrong'
Robert Troy's failure to declare properties: 'I'm embarrassed I got it so wrong'
Any contract entered into with a public body by a public representative worth in excess of €6,500 is to be declared each year under Ireland’s ethics laws.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022

Taoiseach: 'Disproportionate' to compare Troy to previous sacked ministers 
Taoiseach: 'Disproportionate' to compare Troy to previous sacked ministers 
On Friday the Irish Examiner revealed that Mr Troy had failed for nine months to register the rental of his former home in Westmeath with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), a legal requirement.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy won't say why rental tenancy was not registered with RTB
Robert Troy won't say why rental tenancy was not registered with RTB
The property has been rented since last November, according to a statement made by Mr Troy on Thursday and confirmed by the tenant on Friday.

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Lobbying rules not strong enough and unenforceable
Lobbying rules not strong enough and unenforceable
Sipo has been in the news this week in relation to Robert Troy TD, but the organisation's recent review highlighted the body's lack of teeth when it comes to former government insiders getting new jobs lobbying their former colleagues. Sean Murray reports

Fri, 19 Aug, 2022

Comment: The Robert Troy debacle begs the question 'What is the point of SIPO'?
Comment: The Robert Troy debacle begs the question 'What is the point of SIPO'?
If there are no penalties for consistently getting lists of assets wrong, and if selling houses to local authorities at a rate of knots is not something that needs to be declared, why would any TD bother to fill the declaration register out properly?

Thu, 18 Aug, 2022

Robert Troy apologises 'unreservedly' for declaration-of-interest errors
Robert Troy apologises 'unreservedly' for declaration-of-interest errors
Fianna Fáil minister says he is satisfied his amended declarations now 'accurately reflect' all interests in properties

Thu, 18 Aug, 2022

Tánaiste has 'total confidence' in Robert Troy following house declarations 'error'
Tánaiste has 'total confidence' in Robert Troy following house declarations 'error'
Robert Tory, who is a junior minister in Leo Varadkar's Department, failed to declare three properties, including a house that he sold to a local authority, at a price double what he paid for it

Wed, 17 Aug, 2022

Minister 'misinterpreted the requirements' after failure to declare second house in Longford
Minister 'misinterpreted the requirements' after failure to declare second house in Longford
Robert Troy said he had been “under the impression” that only property in his possession at the end of a given year needed to be declared

Mon, 15 Aug, 2022

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