Deputy Timmy DooleyI welcome the delegates and thank them for their continued engagement with the committee. Going through the evidence they have given, I certainly do not question in any shape or form the way in which the event licence procedure was applied in this case. Indeed, I do not think anybody here has any issue with the way in which Dublin City Council followed procedure. As far as we can see, it was followed in the way it should be followed. On the contrary, my issue, in common with most people, is with the outcome, that is, the decision the delegates ultimately took. To clarify, while we might raise questions about the decision arrived at, it is not in any way to suggest that the council followed the wrong procedure or did something necessarily wrong in that effort. We have been dealing with the statutory period from the time when the application was lodged until a decision was taken. We are here today because of what both Mr. McKenna and Mr. Duffy told the committee, namely, that it was their belief, based on the conversation that took place back in February, that the council would support a licence application for all five concerts. In fairness, Mr. Keegan has not denied his giving that impression to Mr. McKenna. However, in the statement he has issued, Mr. Keegan said he gave no assurance in this regard and there was no certainty and no firm offer. These are all absolutes. Mr. McKenna has never indicated there was an absolute because he could not do so until the statutory process was entered into. There was always the possibility that a particular problem might arise as part of the process which could not be resolved. The decision that was taken was based on concerns regarding over-intensification and the potential for setting a new precedent which the council felt would have led to an unacceptable level of disruption.