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McDevitt had failed to declare £6,750 he earned in 2010 from his former employers PR company [[Weber Shandwick]]. He had been the managing director of Shandwick from 2007, but quit to move into politics and was elected to succeed the SDLP's [[Carmel Hanna]] in 2010. | McDevitt had failed to declare £6,750 he earned in 2010 from his former employers PR company [[Weber Shandwick]]. He had been the managing director of Shandwick from 2007, but quit to move into politics and was elected to succeed the SDLP's [[Carmel Hanna]] in 2010. | ||
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− | McDevitt resigned from the Assembly after the revelation of three separate payments, amounting to £50,750: | + | McDevitt resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly after the revelation of three separate payments, amounting to £50,750: |
:1. £30,000 to JM Consulting for research support (for his work as a member of the Policing Board); | :1. £30,000 to JM Consulting for research support (for his work as a member of the Policing Board); | ||
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[https://twitter.com/ConallMcD @ConallMcD] | [https://twitter.com/ConallMcD @ConallMcD] | ||
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Revision as of 03:39, 11 November 2013
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Conall McDevitt is a former Irish nationalist politician and MLA for South Belfast who resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly in September 2013 following a serious breach of the members’ code.
McDevitt had failed to declare £6,750 he earned in 2010 from his former employers PR company Weber Shandwick. He had been the managing director of Shandwick from 2007, but quit to move into politics and was elected to succeed the SDLP's Carmel Hanna in 2010.
He now works for lobbyists Hume Brophy.
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Activities
McDevitt resigned from the Northern Ireland Assembly after the revelation of three separate payments, amounting to £50,750:
- 1. £30,000 to JM Consulting for research support (for his work as a member of the Policing Board);
- 2. £14,000 to JM Consulting for research and secretarial services (for his work as an MLA); and
- 3. £6,750 from Weber Shandwick (while sitting as an MLA). [1]
In a public statement on 4 September 2013 McDevitt said:
- I have submitted by resignation as an MLA with immediate effect. Over the past few weeks there has been considerable public interest in my use of public money. I am satisfied that at all times I complied with the obligations on me and am compliant with my duties.
- Between March 2010 and August 2010 I received a total of £6,750 from my former employers, Weber Shandwick. These payments related to internal work within Weber Shandwick. I resigned as Managing Director of the Belfast office in December 2009 and I provided support and mentoring to the new management team following my departure from the company.
- I was never asked to nor did I ever represent any of the company’s clients whilst an MLA. These payments were made through JM Consulting, a consultancy which my wife has an interest in. These are registerable interests under the Assembly rules. I have now registered these earnings on my register.
- My failure to register these interests at the time means that I have fallen below the standards of expected of me in public office.
- I have done my best to discharge my duties as an MLA with integrity but there is no question that I failed to do so on this occasion. I apologise unreservedly for my failures in this regard. It has been the greatest honour of my professional life to serve the people of South Belfast and the SDLP since January 2010.
- I will forever treasure the opportunity given to me to make a contribution to the building of a new society here. That work will be continued by my successor whomever he or she may be. I would like to ask for some privacy at this time for myself and my family. [2]
Affiliations
- Northern Ireland Policing Board - former member
Contact, Resources and Notes
Resources
Notes
- ↑ Transparency: the McDevitt case, AgendaNI Magazine, 21 October 2013
- ↑ Claire Cromie, SDLP's Conall McDevitt quits politics after 'serious breach' of MLA code. Belfast Telegraph, 4 September 2013, acc 11 November 2013