{"id":1878,"date":"2022-08-22T13:58:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T12:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/robert-troy-must-make-comprehensive-dail-statement-on-business-interests\/"},"modified":"2022-08-22T13:58:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T12:58:01","slug":"robert-troy-must-make-comprehensive-dail-statement-on-business-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/robert-troy-must-make-comprehensive-dail-statement-on-business-interests\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Troy Must Make Comprehensive D\u00e1il Statement On Business Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>This controversy has again highlighted the toothless nature of the State\u2019s ethics watchdog SIPO<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Junior Minister Robert Troy must make a comprehensive statement in the D\u00e1il when it returns outlining all of his business interests, according to Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe drip feed of information, from Robert Troy, has been deeply unsatisfactory. As a junior minister in government, with responsibility for company regulation, it beggars belief that Mr Troy would fail to declare his directorship of a property management company in his D\u00e1il register of members\u2019 interests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Troy issued, what he claimed to be, a detailed statement last week \u2013 blaming a misapprehension regarding his reporting duties for multiple omissions from his D\u00e1il register of interests. However, further questions, about his business interests and his SIPO declarations, have now arisen.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr Troy confirmed to the Sunday Times that one of his rental properties was not registered with the Residential Tenancies Board \u2013 which is a legal requirement. Separately, the Irish Independent reported today that Mr Troy was advocating for an increase in government funding for RAS in 2014 \u2013 failing to declare a conflict of interest at a time he was apparently benefiting from the scheme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTaoiseach Miche\u00e1l Martin and T\u00e1naiste Leo Varadkar may be satisfied with Mr Troy\u2019s piecemeal statements on this matter, but I am not. Mr Troy must now commit to making a full and detailed statement about his business interests in the D\u00e1il when it returns after recess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the interests of transparency, Mr Troy should also confirm if he has leased out properties to Westmeath County Council, under the RAS scheme, since 2011. He should also confirm the value of those contracts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis controversy has again highlighted the toothless nature of the State\u2019s ethics watchdog SIPO \u2013 which has been crying out for increased powers of investigation and enforcement for years. Those pleas, to date, have fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuccessive governments have refused to give SIPO the powers it needs to do its job effectively. It is now time for the government to act and provide the watchdog with some badly needed teeth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>22 August, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Ends<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This controversy has again highlighted the toothless nature of the State\u2019s ethics watchdog SIPO Junior Minister Robert Troy must make a comprehensive statement in the D\u00e1il when it returns outlining all of his business interests, according to Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy. \u201cThe drip feed of information, from Robert Troy, has been deeply unsatisfactory. 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