Longford County Council CEO admits breaching ethics rules
Longford County Council's chief executive has today admitted breaching ethics rules when he failed to disclose his ownership of a house bought with State funds.
Tim Caffrey appeared before a hearing at the Standards in Public Office Commission today, after it emerged that he owned a property which was bought for €259,000 with money from the Department of the Environment.
Longford County Manager Tim Caffrey (pictured right) admits contravening ethics laws over planned sale of his house pic.twitter.com/dsnffb7mH0
— Ciaran Mullooly MEP (@ciaranmullooly) September 28, 2015
@shannonsidenews Tim Caffrey and his advisors pictured waiting for #SIPO hearing to begin in Dublin this morning. pic.twitter.com/1ThkpPvMPi
— Denise Canavan (@denisecanavan) September 28, 2015
He said he has always sought to comply with ethics rules - but "did not know" he had to notify Longford County Council.
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