Robert Troy failed to account for all of his properties in register of Oireachtas members' interests.
The Housing Minister says Longford-Westmeath TD Robert Troy did not break the law by failing to register a tenancy with the Residential Tenancies Board.
The Junior Minister says he's embarrassed that he failed to properly fill out the register of Oireachtas members' interests.
Robert Troy said in an interview he has nine rental properties, five of which are let under the Housing Assistance Payment scheme.
Housing Minister Darragh O'Brien is backing the embattled Junior Minister:
He also believes his Fianna Fáil colleague has gone about things the right way since realising his errors:
Hugh O'Connell is deputy political editor with the Irish Independent - he says there are some in Fianna Fáil who don't believe Robert Troy's position is tenable:
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