Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It seems those issues were blindingly obvious to Mr. Keegan in February, when he had that conversation with Mr. McKenna and gave the impression that he would be supportive in a general way. That is without the issue of assurances. We all accept that and we know how the process works. The witness did not have the authority to give assurances at that stage but he gave Mr. McKenna some expectation, legitimate or otherwise, that if an application was submitted for five concerts, recognising that additional information would be required and if a threshold was reached, there could be an expectation of a positive outcome. I may be repeating myself but the issues under which Mr. Keegan refused the five licences seem to have been blindingly obvious in advance of the process even beginning. Why did Mr. Keegan lead Mr. McKenna to believe he would be supportive, albeit in principle, of five licences?