AN INVESTIGATION report published by the Standards in Public Office Commission yesterday found Mayo County Council’s senior executive engineer used his position for personal gain.
The commission found Kieran Lynn contravened a section of the Local Government Act 2001 and acted in disregard of the provisions of the code of conduct for employees “by using his official position in Mayo County Council and the resources of the council for personal gain in that works were carried out to improve an access to his lands at Cushalogurt, Westport, Co Mayo”.
The commission also found Mr Lynn contravened section 171 of the Local Government Act 2001 on four occasions by not disclosing his interests in certain properties in his annual declaration of interests.
The report followed hearings held on November 8th and December 13th, 2010. Mr Lynn denied misusing his position and asked that the commission take into account that the complainant, Roger McGreal, was his wife Anne McGreal’s estranged brother, and that defamation cases were pending between Mr Lynn and his brother-in-law.
The report has now been sent to Minister for Finance Michael Noonan and to the Minister for Local Government Phil Hogan.
It has also been sent to Mr Lynn and Mr McGreal, as well as to the local authority, which is “considering the report”.
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