Paddy Cosgrave submits complaint about junior minister Niall Collins to gardaí

Niall Collins addressed the Dáil last month about the disposal of the site which was later purchased by Mr Collins' wife Eimear O'Connor. He has maintained that he did not break any laws or guidelines while on the council.

Paddy Cosgrave. Picture: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE / Web Summit

Businessman Paddy Cosgrave has submitted a complaint about junior minister Niall Collins to gardaí.

Mr Cosgrave on Tuesday tweeted that he had "submitted a 28 page criminal complaint to the Garda Commissioner concerning Niall Collins’s involvement in the sale of public land to his wife".