Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)

Since then we have had two letters, one from a firm of solicitors, whose services have since been disposed of, and another from a different firm of solicitors clearly making it obvious to my Department that the residents envisage the commencement of a legal action to restrain the building of the prison at Thornton Hall. I will not have a meeting if its purpose is to dredge for information to sustain a legal action to frustrate the project. I want to make that clear.

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