One of the so-called independent TDs – himself a landlord – who is to effectively back government on the abolition of the eviction ban misled his local council to secure planning permission for a rental property.
Following interventions from junior minister Niall Collins in an already decided planning application, Limerick City and Council dropped a €10,000 development levy it had imposed on the applicant.
Niall Collins misled the Dáil in his statement defending the falsehoods in his 2001 planning application.
Attorney general Rossa Fanning owns a rental property portfolio worth around €1.5 million.
Embattled junior minister Niall Collins has refused to explain the circumstances in which he secured an extension of time to planning permission for his house.
