Mr. Owen Keegan:

My concern was that there was an expectation that we should ignore the legitimate concerns of residents regarding the impact of these events. I am satisfied that very significant concerns were articulated in our public consultation process for residents and it would be inappropriate to ignore them. We granted a licence. We permitted three concerts, which was a very significant increase on the number of concerts that have been granted before for Croke Park. We were very sensitive to the economic benefits of the event. To grant a licence for five concerts, given the precedent and what had been done in the past, would have represented a totally unbalanced and inappropriate decision.