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County manager Peter Hynes told the monthly meeting of Mayo County Council that he had “no comment” to make on the recent letter that was published by the chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission in response to the county manager’s own report into an investigation carried out by the Commission.

The chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission last week hit back at the report of county manager Peter Hynes into its investigation of a complaint made against a member of staff in the council. In a letter sent to Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Phil Hogan, Mr Justice Matthew P Smith, chairman of the commission, said: “In his report, Mr Hynes would appear to misapprehend the position of the Standards in Public Office Commission and the findings and determinations made in the investigation report.”

Independent Castlebar based county councillor Frank Durcan this week called for county manager Peter Hynes to step down from his position. Cllr Durcan made his call at the April meeting of the council this week. Mr Hynes was giving a report on the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) investigation into the complaints made by Roger McGreal against Kieran Lynn, senior executive engineer with Mayo County Council.

A senior executive engineer with Mayo County Council was found by the Standards in Public Office Commission to have breached the Ethics in Public Office Act in a report published recently. The investigation was carried out by the commission after an allegation against Kieran Lynn in relation to the declaration of interests and works carried out to improve access to lands he owned at Cushalogurt, Westport, Co Mayo, by Mayo County Council.

Following the successful visit to Callan from Dragon's Den celebrity Sarah Newman recently, The St Brigid’s College talk series continues with an exciting new guest this month.

A senior executive engineer with Mayo County Council is to be formally investigated by the Standards in Public Office Commission — the first investigation into any public service working for the State — for two allegations.

The decision by the Green Party to suspend their ‘supporters list’ and rescind the decision to target civil servants as supporters was made because the party was ‘caught out’ according to Fine Gael Environment Spokesman, Phil Hogan.