"I had 7,000 shares in the company, all of which dated from my employment nearly a decade ago, and sold them in July 2024 for a pre-tax figure of €199,000," Mr Hayes said in a statement this afternoon.
"Earlier today, during a press conference, I stated I had sold the shares before I entered politics. This was not true. It was a month after I was first elected. I unreservedly apologise for providing incorrect information and I am now correcting the record."
"Throughout the course of the past year, Palantir's support for the Israeli military has markedly increased. In January, the company signed a new strategic partnership with the Israeli Defence Ministry. I should have sold my shares then and I deeply regret that I did not."
The new TD, who became a councillor in June, repeatedly refused to discuss the scale of his stockholding, or when he had finally sold his interests.
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