The man cage was attached to a crane mounted on a three axle rigid lorry.

The union said its at the MRCC have not had a job evaluation in 23 years

Niall Collins told reporters that, with the benefit of hindsight, ‘it would have been better had I recused myself’ from a 2007 meeting.

The controversy has followed the Minister since The Ditch website claimed in an article February 27th that Mr Collins used his wife’s surname “Niall O’Connor” on a newspaper notice regarding a 2001 planning application.

Mr Collins was a former councillor in Limerick County and TD for the Limerick West Dáil constituency.