Minister Darragh O'Brien was speaking after referring a report into the management of conflicts of interest at An Bord Pleanála to the Director of Public Prosecutions and An Garda Síochána.
Asked today if he believed that public confidence has been damaged, Minister O'Brien said"there is no question", adding that he has changed how the board itself now operates. Mr O'Brien said this will"look specifically at process, at decision making, record keeping, those type of elements within it, there are matters there that have come to the fore that also need to be addressed".
Speaking on RTÉ's Today with Claire Byrne, Minister O'Brien said he had received Remy Farrell's report on 28 July and having discussed it with his team and the AG and"based on the legal advice received", took the decision to refer the report to DPP, gardaí and the Standards in Public Office Commission.
He said that he believes in transparency, and would like to publish the report as soon as possible, but said he did not want to do anything to impact in any investigation that is under way.
Are you going to credit the publication that broke this story? Have ye any journalistic integrity at all?
If you care about public trust in the planning system then release the Mulcahy Report DarraghOBrienTD
Why did you pull the article about the huge increase in ambulance services here and abroad?
Public trust in anything connected to this government was lost a long time ago.
Public trust in this entire government has been damaged. The polls demonstrate this. The country is crumbling due to this government’s mismanagement. Completely incompetent. They should resign now before they push it beyond repair. Time to go.
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