Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien has extended a senior counsel’s inquiry into allegations relating to An Bord Pleanála deputy chairman Paul Hyde until late July.
The move will prolong an investigation that was supposed to take six weeks by another five weeks.
Remy Farrell SC was told to complete a report for the Minister on Mr Hyde by Thursday in terms of reference handed down last month.
However, Mr O’Brien’s spokeswoman on Wednesday said the Minister “has received and accepted a request from Remy Farrell for an extension of time to July 29th to finalise his report”.
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The inquiry centres on allegations of undeclared conflicts of interest in Mr Hyde’s work. He has denied any impropriety but stood aside temporarily from his role pending Mr Farrell’s report and an internal review of his work by An Bord Pleanála.
