Maria Bailey has been removed from her position as Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing following SwingGate fiasco – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Maria Bailey has been removed from her position as Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing following SwingGate fiasco




Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey has been removed as Chairperson of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing following the SwingGate fiasco.

In an announcement made this evening the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed that Ms Bailey has been removed from her position but will retain her position as the Fine Gael party whip.

Following the announcement Ms Bailey she accepted the decision, before stating that she had regretted her actions even though it was proven that her case wasn’t fraudulent.

Meanwhile the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that although Ms Bailey sustained injuries in the accident and the case wasn’t fraudulent, he hoped that the decision would send a message to public representatives who would consider taking such cases in the future.

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