John Cummins' membership of Fine Gael has been reinstated.
According to The Irish Examiner, the Waterford Senator was readmitted this afternoon along with Jerry Buttimer and Paddy Burke at the Fine Gael parliamentary party meeting.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar proposed a motion that all three be readmitted 'without prejudice'.
Cummins was one of the 80 individuals to attend the Golfgate dinner in Clifden, which resulted in the resignation of the Agriculture Minster Dara Calleary and EU Commissioner Phil Hogan.
Speaking to WLR's Damien Tiernan in September he apologised but said he would not give up his seat as he wanted to “regain the trust of the people of Waterford”.
Fine Gael leader and Tánaiste Varadkar said, “At the start of a new Oireachtas session I think it is time to readmit Senators Jerry Buttimer, Paddy Burke and John Cummins back into the Parliamentary Party.
“They all acknowledged that what happened at the Oireachtas Golf event should not have happened, apologised and took responsibility immediately.
“They have been out of the Parliamentary Party for five months and it’s time for them to get back to working with us across the whole range of Oireachtas work, including relating to battling against Covid,” the Tánaiste said.
The motion was agreed unanimously.
