The former Fine Gael minister was previously agriculture commissioner. The commission gave him the go-ahead on Tuesday to establish a consultancy – Hogan, Strategic Advisory Company – but he must inform Brussels of his clients and contracts every six months until August 2022. “Today’s decision of the commission allows me to go ahead immediately,” Mr Hogan told The Irish Times. His business will be established in Ireland but it will operate from Brussels, where Mr Hogan now lives. Mr Hogan had nothing to say on Tuesday about the circumstances of his resignation, which followed pressure from the Government over breaches of coronavirus travel rules on his visit to Ireland.

Source: The Irish Times June 08, 2021 20:32 UTC