Looking back at 2022: September - Resignation of Troy a disadvantage to Longford-Westmeath, says local senator

The Fianna Fáil Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment with special responsibility for Trade Promotion resigned the role following weeks of controversy.

The Dáil Deputy made the announcement saying: “I am issuing this statement as a serving TD for the constituency of Longford/Westmeath to officially announce my resignation as a Minister of State.

The TD said he did not try to conceal anything, and his biggest offence was his “lack of due diligence”.

Deputy Troy said he wanted to stress the errors he made were “genuine errors and human errors and were not intentional” adding, “I hold myself to a high standard and that is the reason I have taken this decision of my own counsel.”

Deputy Troy made the correct decision for government, party colleague Joe Flaherty told the Leader in the wake of the resignation.

Deputy Flaherty said he had “great personal sympathy” for Deputy Troy.

The Longford Westmeath TD commended the beleaguered deputy on his judgment saying: “He has made the right decision to resign because as the issue rumbled on it had become a distraction and was deflecting from government business.”

Senator Micheál Carrigy said affording Deputy Troy a chance to clarify matters was a good thing: “It's a decision he made himself, based on a number of errors he made.”