Fine Gael local election candidate Marian Agrios has stepped down after it was revealed that she received payments from property developers to withdraw planning objections. Agrios received a €30,000 package from one developer, which included €15,000 in cash and €15,000 worth of work on her house, including a new sandstone patio. Additionally, she signed an agreement for more than €100,000 worth of work to her house to withdraw another planning objection. The developer informed her in October, 2020 that the payment and work would be delayed due to the pandemic. Following these revelations, Fine Gael has begun a disciplinary process against Agrios.
Fine Gael begins disciplinary process against candidate who received money for withdrawing planning objection https://t.co/2MV1sm2KUi
BREAKING: Fine Gael Election Candidate Marian Agrios Steps Down To Spend More Time Extorting Property Developers https://t.co/TOCAlY046w
The Fine Gael politician in question admitted to taking the money! WTAF are RTE doing trying to play down the entire story. Shocking stuff, but I guess to be expected from RTE: FFG’s mud-guard. https://t.co/0j8MuHMlvH
The developer who agreed to give Fine Gael’s Marian Agrios a €30k package to withdraw her planning objection emailed her on 7 October, 2020 explaining that the payment and free work to her house (which had already started) would be delayed because of the pandemic. Her response: https://t.co/kmBlr9uhCy
Two @FineGael election candidates submitting planning objections to secure pay-offs from property developers. How many more party members are involved? https://t.co/eyUU4C8BOv
Fine Gael local election candidate Marian Agrios withdrew a planning appeal after signing an agreement for more than €100,000 worth of work to her house Agrios got a €30,000 package from a different developer for withdrawing another planning objection https://t.co/OUx2L5GpXo
A @FineGael election candidate has stepped down 24 hours after @wereontheditch revealed she forced a developer to pay her €15,000 to withdraw a planning objection. Fair play to The Ditch. Doing proper journalism. https://t.co/M6P8p55xuP
🚨Breaking 🚨Fine Gael's Marian Agrios agreed to withdraw a planning objection in return for more than €100,000 worth of work to her house Separately, yesterday The Ditch revealed that Agrios got a €30,000 package from a developer in exchange for withdrawing another objection
Fine Gael local election candidate Marian Agrios yesterday evening deleted Instagram posts showing the new sandstone patio she demanded from a property developer as part of a €30,000 package she got for withdrawing a planning objection. Story in post below ⬇️ https://t.co/Sx9iA9757P
A property developer was forced to pay Fine Gael election candidate Marian Agrios €15,000 and carry out €15,000 worth of work to her house so she would withdraw her objection to a housing development. https://t.co/3IMjbUTOaE