Robert Troy broke his silence on Tuesday but there’s growing unease within Government about drip-feed of information
A spokeswoman said: “The Minister has provided a full statement on the matter and answered questions comprehensively today again. Should further questions arise, he is happy to address them when the Dáil returns.”
Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan said Mr Troy’s position was “becoming increasingly untenable” while People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy has called for Mr Troy’s resignation. Mr Troy, who is the Minister of State for Company Regulation, said on Tuesday he had two rental assistance payment contracts with Westmeath County Council and also revealed for the first time that he had five contracts for the housing assistance payment .He jointly owns the property and so receives half of this sum. Another Rental Accommodation Scheme agreement was in place from 2011 until 2018 when the local authority bought the property from him.
It has now also emerged that Mr Troy raised issues with the length of time to approve HAP applications a number of times in the Dáil, and asked the Minister for Housing to look into speeding up the application processes for applicants.
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