Housing charity denies knowing about staff asking contractors to work on their own homes

Peter McVerry Trust clarified further that there is 'no record' of any severance payment having been paid to Pat Doyle (pictured), who left the charity after 18 years at the helm in May 2023. File photo

The housing charity Peter McVerry Trust has denied knowledge of complaints from contractors about being asked to perform work on trust employees’ homes — but acknowledged it had previously rented a property from an employee.

In a wide-ranging update for the Dáil Public Accounts Committee, the charity said it had been leasing a property from a current employee, but insisted that the rent paid had been set “at market value”.