In a statement released by Fine Gael this morning he said:
“I have informed the Taoiseach last night of my decision to resign as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.“Yesterday in an online article, questions were raised about my planning application from 14 years ago. I reviewed this application, made in 2008, and it is clear to me that I failed to inform Meath County Council about ownership of my house in Castlemartin.“I would like to thank the people of Meath West for their ongoing support as their TD.
“I thank the Taoiseach and parliamentary colleagues for their support during my time as Minister of State. I will continue to support the Taoiseach and colleagues in Government as they continue to deliver on the programme for Government.Making a difference A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.
Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)
Personally I think that a criminal investigation should immediately start against Mr English
Fact is that many more need to resign
No he doesn’t need to resign , he needs to be sacked !!
Eh,ye he did need to resign,so snap out of it Michael, this is reality!!!
Had he correctly mentioned the property would his application have been turned down?If yes this is a very serious matter. Had he not been a Minister what would he have done now?Resigning as Minister seems a cop out for what may have been major fraud to get a property built.
Surprise, Surprise. Lies are a politicians stock in trade.
Lying to a local government office to obtain planning permission is not a resigning matter?
Has the Tánaiste lost any moral fibre he ever ever had ?
Why would MichealMartinTD see anything wrong when he swore he wouldn't go into Govt with FG .
Can we reference governments bending of rules if caught and facing a judge? I mean if the guys at the top can 💩 where they like surely we all can, right FineGael fiannafailparty doasisay
Lessons To Be Learned: Part 25
That just sums up the government’s take on how they should conduct themselves. Is he then saying that it’s very fine to mislead authorities and the public on official matters and if the answer is yes, then how many more scenarios are there that have taken place.
Lessons seems not to be learned! No surprises there... I wonder what constitutes a resignable offence when it comes to government behaviour MichealMartinTD LeoVaradkar EamonRyan CorruptIrishGovernment
If English is not sacked it will merely highlight that there is one law for those in government and another law for those who pay their wages.
I wonder what he does think is a resigning matter?
Dougal that money was just resting in my account
So, it's a free for all, providing you're a politician. Rules and regulations is only for the normal people.
But but but but lessons will be learned!!😡
He didn’t resign as TD.lying cheating scumbag! Should be prosecuted but we know that’s only for regular citizens!
this property was bought from a member of the hutch criminal gang ...
Varadkar says his position is untenable! What about those leaks Leo? Serious question though!
Running away because there is more to come out
nearly wet myself laughing at the audio of his resignation this morning. he thanked his wife and the support of his constituents. In all my years working I have never heard a guy shout back as he left the building say ‘my wife has been great and I have the best neighbors 😂😂
The establishment media should be shuddering with shame given this was exposed by a new media platform. Irish journalists are a lackey shameful lot
Well done the ditch, proper journalism.... He should be sacked as a TD aswell... Corrupt FineGael
Man tells the same lies that half the population told to build their house. Man builds house. There are is now an extra house in the country. No bad thing.
The real parasites of Ireland sit in Dail Eirann
They all it 4 themselves how many more landlords we don't know about who are double jobbing no fucking wonder we have a housing crisis
It’s every party let’s not fool ourselves. They are all at it.
Dig deeper, resigned far too quickly, more to be found I’d say.
Wouldn't a third of our government have to step down for being landlords/property dealers if this was standard?
FG are rotten to the core. Can you imagine 9f this was a SF TD, it'd be the headline of every paper in the country
FG are riddled with this. When is it enough. People are sick and tired of hearing about this party and all the wrongs and corruption with no consequences. I do feel sympathy for the man in question but his party stinks and should be dissolved.
Well done The Ditch!
Did he gain anything by this false declaration?
There is a lot more to this than just the misleading information on a planning notice. You're jumping before you are being pushed. You have been very poor performing minister and even worse as a TD for meath West.
It's so incredibly hard to get these people out of power when they've abused their position, yet this guy jumps by himself!? Makes me wonder what else he's 'forgotten' about.
How is he still allowed vote in the Dail? He should be in jail.
Not before time absolute waste of space
Not a word from the Journal until it comes through an official channel. Clearly a story of major interest but not reported on. Fair play to wereontheditch on this. The Journal and others need to up their game and reflect on biases
Could you not credit the Ditch that broke the story. Oh no you've a habit of not doing things like that.
Fucked out of politics he should be
This is what journalism is. It holds those in power to account. If other outlets were challenging & investigating like the ditch, the currency, village magazine or gript the standards of our politicians would be better. All worth the subscription, take note the journal.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said in a statement released minutes after English's one that the TD had offered his resignation as Minister of State last night. 'It was his view given the circumstances that his position was not tenable. I agreed and accepted his resignation.”
Another one who forgot. Whats wrong with them that they cant keep their affairs in order? And si arrogant to think a quick sorry will make it go away....... please, people, stop voting for these gangsters.