Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Then he comes to me to say one in his area got through on appeal. Let me tell him other things about my area. Every appeal in my area failed, including those made by Our Lady's Grove and St. Columba's College. Let me tell the Deputy the story about it since he is making these accusations. My father was a governor of St. Columba's College which both of my children attended. One cannot have a closer connection than that. It not only made an application, it also appealed. Its application failed and it also failed in its appeal. Because one got through on appeal, the Deputy says I am interfering. I had nothing to do with it, but I received many letters from the Deputy asking me to interfere.