Paul Hosford: Public is right to take interest in what officials declare

Regardless of whether Robert Troy believed the homes should be on the register, it stands to reason that any member of the Oireachtas who has a material or even circumstantial interest in a topic should let the House and, by extension, the public, know about it

Robert Troy. Picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

IN the course of the 30-minute interview with Bryan Dobson on Tuesday which preceded his resignation as a junior minister, Robert Troy illuminated a number of facets of Irish public life.

While much focus was, rightly, put on Troy’s assets, there was an exchange about his use of Dáil speaking time in 2014 to discuss increased funding for the Rental Assistance Scheme, which at the time was a source of income for him.