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Former environment minister Richard Bruton agreed to lease land for solar farm just months after leaving office

Former environment minister Richard Bruton agreed to lease land for solar farm just months after leaving office

4 years ago 4 min read
Former climate action and environment minister Richard Bruton struck a deal with Energia to lease land he owns for a solar farm.
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An Bord Pleanála deputy chairperson failed to recuse himself from votes on six housing developments involving brother’s fire safety firm

An Bord Pleanála deputy chairperson failed to recuse himself from votes on six housing developments involving brother’s fire safety firm

4 years ago 2 min read
An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) under-fire deputy chairperson didn’t recuse himself from at least a further six housing developments applications on which his brother’s company worked.
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An Bord Pleanála deputy chairperson failed to declare conflict of interest when he refused permission for residential development beside his company’s land

An Bord Pleanála deputy chairperson failed to declare conflict of interest when he refused permission for residential development beside his company’s land

4 years ago 2 min read
An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) deputy chairperson didn’t declare a conflict of interest when he refused planning permission for a development beside land owned by his property firm.
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An Bord Pléanala deputy chairperson voted on build-to-rent application supported by brother’s firm

An Bord Pléanala deputy chairperson voted on build-to-rent application supported by brother’s firm

4 years ago 2 min read
The head of An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) strategic housing development (SHD) division signed off on a controversial build-to-rent development on which his brother’s company had worked.
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G. Thompson
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Deputy chairperson of An Bord Pleanála was pursued in High Court for defaulting on investment property loans

Deputy chairperson of An Bord Pleanála was pursued in High Court for defaulting on investment property loans

4 years ago 2 min read
An Bord Pleanála’s (ABP) deputy chairperson defaulted on loans and had receivers appointed to three investment properties. He also failed to declare his legal ownership of all three properties in his 2021 register – despite being required to do so by law.
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D. Goodman
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