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Ryan calls for two investigations into Robert Troy’s ‘significant errors’

...Troy’s failure to declare all his property dealings. The Green Party leader said the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) should initiate an investigation into the matter and that it should also be examined by an Oireachtas committee once the...

24 Aug 2022 at 17:58

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General Election 2016 cost over €260k to stage in Longford-Westmeath

...in public and non public spending. The figures, all of which were released by the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) deliver a blow by blow account of the various amounts candidates and political parties accredited to the 2016 general...

18 Jan 2017 at 12:34

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Councillors drawn into debate on former CEO

Three county councillors this week explained the positions they took in a vote relating to the Standards in Public Office (SIPO) Commission’s report on former Longford County Council Chief Executive Tim Caffrey. The report found that Mr Caffrey was...

15 Apr 2016 at 09:00

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Longford-Westmeath TD Robert Troy set to run in next election despite resigning as junior minister over property dealings

...and he had “no problem” doing so again. “I’m more than happy to answer any questions Revenue, RTB, the local authority, or SIPO (Standards in Public Office Commission) have in relation to any of my dealings,” he added.

12 Sept 2022 at 19:29

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SIPO postpones second inquiry into former Longford County Council CEO

The Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) has postponed a scheduled hearing into the affairs of former Longford County Council CEO, Tim Caffrey. The State ethics watchdog had been due to hold a second investigation into alleged contraventions of...

10 Sept 2016 at 14:00

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Councillors opt against issuing sanctions on CEO

...allowed to engage its own senior counsel as to what actions, if any, it could take following the publication of the report. SIPO's report, which was issued last October, found Mr Caffrey had contravened ethics legislation when he failed to disclose in...

20 Jan 2016 at 15:46

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Sexton â€œleft in darkâ€ by SIPO inquiry

Taxpayers are still no nearer to learning how over â‚¬250,000 of public money was approved for the purchase of county manager Tim Caffreyâ€™s house, writes Liam Cosgrove. The Standards in Public Office Commission launched an investigation last ...

07 May 2014 at 13:45

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Robert Troy omissions showed disregard for anti-corruption measures, Bacik says

...TD has apologised to his constituents, Government and Dail colleagues, the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) and the public over “errors” he made. In an interview on RTE Radio 1 on Tuesday he said was “embarrassed” by the lack...

24 Aug 2022 at 14:00

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Troy ‘made the right decision to resign’, says Longford Fianna Fáil TD

...the outcome is all the more disappointing for Robert,” he said. Deputy Flaherty continued: “We have seen calls for both SIPO and the Dáil Committee on Parliamentary Privileges and Oversight to investigate matters related to his property...

02 Sept 2022 at 10:00

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SIPO inquiry no nearer to being decided

A Standards in Public Office inquiry (SIPO) into how over €250,000 of taxpayers’ money was approved for the purchase of Longford County Council CEO’s Tim Caffrey’s house, is still at a preliminary stage. The matter was referred to SIPO...

03 Sept 2014 at 18:15

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Longford / Westmeath Minister ‘still has questions to answer’ over interests errors, says Fianna Fáil party colleague

...made some errors and corrected those as I understand it and provided that information to the clerk of the Dail and to SIPO (Standards in Public Office Commission). “He’s made a number of public statements but there are still some questions...

23 Aug 2022 at 15:54

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Council CEO for SIPO
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Longford County Council CEO Tim Caffrey will appear before a Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) inquiry next week over an alleged breach of ethics. Mr Caffrey has been called over claims he failed to disclose in writing his interest in...

23 Sept 2015 at 11:42

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