Paschal Donohoe (Dublin Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I support the call my colleagues have made but I want to put it in context in respect of an item of correspondence noted earlier. Item No. 3 A.1, from the DDDA, includes notes for a sub-committee meeting of the board on 5 October 2005 in respect of the Glass Bottle site. To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time we have had reference made to the meeting. I stand to be corrected if I am wrong. The note makes reference to a small meeting that took place on 5 October with regard to the Glass Bottle site. All of the meetings we discussed have been of the full board and this is the first time a sub-committee of the board met on the matter of the site. What is significant about the information in the minutes of the meeting is the reference to the concept of development profit varying from €350 million to €1.1 billion. It is the first time, during discussions on this, that we have heard talk of profit. It is a discussion about the Glass Bottle site but the Glass Bottle site is not mentioned once in the minutes of the meeting. Reference is made to Dublin Port and the fact that the DDDA sought 5% in regard to its role as a broker. What is the 5% figure referring to? Why has no one brought this up before? Mr. Bradshaw will attend next week and we are having a discussion on how to progress this. We have not had reference to this meeting previously. It brings a new dimension to the issue that was not visible in the contributions witnesses made with regard to development profit and the fact the authority was, at one point, looking to put in place a fee structure in respect of negotiation between it and Dublin Port.