Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

The Minister will be aware there has been substantial concern about the activities of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority for some time. These concerns include well known conflicts of interest, the deal done on the site of the former Irish Glass Bottle site and the fact that the authority could not or would not pay the interest on its loans in the second half of 2008, although it has since paid it. However, that a State body was not in a position to or did not wish to pay a portion of the interest due on a sizeable loan is certainly disquieting.

Has the Minister inquired into the matters raised with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Heritage and Local Government regarding the executive of the Dublin Docklands Development Authority and does he have concerns in respect of them?

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