Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I will not take up Mr. Keegan on this issue to any great extent because he was not present at the time in question.

When the put or pay clause was included in the Panda agreement, it was explained at city council level that the council would get a preferential tonnage rate and it could sell this tonnage to the incinerator and make a profit on it. The Panda judgment did not make a difference because the preferential tonnage rate meant the council did not need to change its contracts. Then there was a change. What work was done on the valuation? If the statements to the city council were correct, why was there a rush to amend the contract? I do not argue in favour of one side or the other, as I am trying to understand the logic behind this.