Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien in ‘ethics’ row for defying planning regulator and approving site for homes

He is facing a complaint after backing scheme to build 100 residential properties on land in Galway

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has backed a plan by Cairn Homes to build 100 homes in Rahoon, Co Galway

Hugh O’Connell

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien is facing a potential ethics inquiry after he overruled the planning regulator and zoned a Galway site, owned by one of the country’s biggest developers, for housing development.