Dodgy FG councillor should be kicked out of the party
Anne Devitt, Fine Gael councillor for Fingal County Council was today revealed as having not paid €50,000 in tax. She was elected to the council from the Swords LEA in the June elections on the last count.
This controversy follows her appearance at the Mahon Tribunal in 2006 where she defended the €32,500 she received from property developers in the area.
Only tax evaders above €30k have their names published and Cllr. Devitt’s crime was as high to have her listed. It’s deplorable that this councillor is a member of Fine Gael and it is a tarnish on our image of being the party of no corruption. We still retain this title in comparison to Fianna Fáil but that is not enough.
Fine Gael will sooner or later become the largest party in Ireland and power cannot go to our heads like it has to Fianna Fáil. We must continue to be a clean party that does not allow anyone who evades tax in the party and we must set an example to other parties.
That is why I’m calling for the immediate dismissal of Cllr. Anne Devitt from the Fine Gael party.