Labour submits complaint claiming Damien English provided false information on planning application

Tthe Labour Party said it submitted the complaint to the Oireachtas Committee on Members’ Interest under Section 8(4) of the Ethics in Public Office Act 1995.

The Labour Party has said it has submitted a complaint to the Oireachtas as it believes former Fine Gael junior minister Damien English provided false information on a planning application.

Mr English resigned last month after it emerged he failed to properly declare his property interests when seeking planning permission for his family home.