Minister of State Niall Collins has told the Dáil that in "hindsight" he should have recused himself from a meeting discussing the sale of a plot of land that would later be sold to his wife.
However, he insisted that he is in "absolutely no doubt that my actions in relation to this matter were at all times legally correct".
There had been calls for the Fianna Fáil TD for Limerick County to address the Dáil regarding a story published by online outlet The Ditch regarding the sale of a plot of land in 2008.