Robert Troy resigns as Secretary of State

Robert Troy resigned as Secretary of State for not declaring all the details of his property to the members’ interest register.

In a statement released this evening, he said:

“The last 10 days have been very difficult, but I would like to sincerely thank Taoisatch, Tanaiste and many of my colleagues across political divisions for their continued support and trust in me. .”

The statement added: “I would like to take this opportunity to assure the public once again that I did not try to hide anything. My greatest sin is my lack of due diligence. led to this decision.

“I regret that it has caused so much confusion and distracted attention from the serious problems at hand in this country and the good work this government and my party are doing, especially in housing. think.

“But I want to emphasize that they are genuine errors, human errors, and not intentional.

Troy also criticized media coverage of the matter, but said he would not apologize for “being a landlord.”

“As a landlord, I personally don’t apologize. I bought my first house when I was 20 when I got a job right after school, so I was in a position to buy a property for the first time then. Privilege and I had a silver spoon in my mouth.” Never grown up, I’ve worked for everything I have.

“While we understand that our elected representatives must hold to high standards, we would like to thank journalists and authors of certain websites for their relentless pursuit of this article and how ethical their work is. In fact, they printed inaccurate headlines and misleading articles and failed to correct them when asked.

“Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to assure my constituencies and supporters that I will continue to work as hard as I have in TD and continue to give my all to the party. It has been a privilege to serve in this government and to serve my party as a minister has been the honor of my life and I look forward to one day being in a position to serve in the government again.

“Thank you. At this time, we appreciate the time, space and privacy from all media.”

Ireland

Explanation: What is the controversy surrounding Robert Toro…

A spokesperson for Taoiseach Micheál Martin said: “Taoiseach regrets that it has accepted the resignation of Minister of State Robert Troy.

“Robert is a very dedicated, hardworking and efficient Secretary of State for the Department of Business, Trade and Employment, working especially with small businesses and preparing the PIAB legislative reforms.

“The Minister unequivocally admitted that he had made a grave error in his declaration to the Member’s Interest Register and sincerely apologized for this.

“Since he was elected Dáil Éireann, his dedication to his voters and his dedication to his work has been unquestionable.”