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Attorney General failed to comply with Ethics Act before advising against ban on evictions

Sep 27, 2020 18:26 By radiokerrynews
Attorney General failed to comply with Ethics Act before advising against ban on evictions
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The Attorney General failed to comply with the Ethics Act in not writing to the Taoiseach saying he's a landlord when he advised against

The Attorney General failed to comply with the Ethics Act in not writing to the Taoiseach saying he's a landlord when he advised against a ban on evictions.

Paul Gallagher, who's originally from Tralee, should have formally written a letter to Micheál Martin, telling him of the potential conflict of interest in the advice.

In March, a national blanket ban on rent rises and evictions was brought in, but it has since been replaced with an system through the Residential Tenancies Board for individual exemptions.

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Housing Spokesperson for Sinn Féin, Eoin O'Broin, says the Attorney General didn't follow the rules.

 

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