Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is totally linked to the statement from Mr. Keegan about the necessity of always ensuring the integrity of the process and his statement that if a judicial review found anything untoward or that processes had not been properly followed, he would resign. This is a situation directly linked to that. Can Mr. Keegan clarify his position on the Dublin City Council planning department in 1995? At the time, he was running the planning department and the behaviour of certain senior planning officials gave rise to internal investigations. Written statements were taken from a number of officials regarding alleged punch-ups between senior officials. It is on the court transcript. I hope there were no punch-ups when this decision was arrived at, despite what might be said about the concert-goers. Evidence was given to the court confirming that there were missing and altered planning files. Mr. Keegan will be familiar with the planning irregularities that occurred under his watch at the time and their resolution in a successful judicial review application, record 1996/1239P, which cost city ratepayers close to €1 million. The courts ordered the planning department to erase the altered planning applications.