Fianna Fail Minister of State Robert Troy said that he was "embarrassed at how wrong he got it" after a number of omissions to his Oireachtas register of members’ interests were revealed.
Pressure had grown on Mr Troy and his party to clarify his situation after a number of reports from The Ditch revealed that he failed to declare a property he had owned and sold in Mullingar to Westmeath County Council in 2018. The initial report led to a series of follow-up reports surrounding Mr Troy's declared properties.
He apologised to his party and constituents on RTE Radio 1 and explained that he thought only property in his possession on 31 December of any year needed to be registered. Mr Troy said he recognised that he didn't give the process his "due diligence".
