Mr. Owen Keegan:

In regard to the prospect of an uncontested judicial review, my understanding is that the purpose of such a review is to examine whether the correct procedure was applied in any administrative process. I stand absolutely firm in my belief that while the decision that was made in this case may well have been unpopular, the statutory event licensing process, which is laid down by the Oireachtas, was correctly applied by Dublin City Council. On that basis, for me to have consented to an uncontested judicial review would be an acknowledgment that it was not correctly applied. It would be completely contrary to everything I have said to this committee and every belief I have in regard to that process. I would lose all credibility if having stated here that we had applied the process correctly, I then consented to an uncontested judicial review.