Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There is huge reliance on trust in the information put forward, because to manage what is essentially a chamber of 90 people is different to a board discussion involving a smaller number. The Dunnes Stores site was put on the agenda of the authority with some haste. What was proposed was approved and assurances were given. There was a belief that a valuation existed. I asked the previous chancellor if she believed the authority had been misled. Is it Professor Laffan's view that the authority was misled?