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Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: Yes, but you needed a material contravention of the development plan for the county council-owned lands. I'm just wondering how a developer in that position deals with the council, how do you approach that issue ... to secure a material contravention, which is crucial.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: Yes. I'm ... speaking under a particular terms of reference-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: -----it's relation to leverage, as well-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: There was a vote for material contravention to secure roads in that land on 12 May and it was defeated. And then on 17 July ... can I refer to a public document, Mr. Mulryan? You're aware of this document.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: Yes. This is an agreement dated 17 July and it's ... it's between you and Wicklow County Council. You're aware of this-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: This is a public document in the planning section of Wicklow County Council, an agreement between Brambleglen Limited and Ballymore Contracting Limited, Sean Mulryan and Sean Dunne and Wicklow County Council, signed 17 July.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: Okay?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: You know the agreement I'm talking about?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: But, Mr. Mulryan, it's ... present when the official seal of the council of county Wicklow was affixed is a nominated member-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: Yes, the point is, Chairman, that there's a document signed here by Mr. Mulryan, by Mr. Dunne, by a member of the council, a nominated member, Councillor Vance, and the country manager, which secures the road easements that the developers needs from Wicklow County Council. The point is, that according to section 183 of the Local Government Act 2001, that is a reserved function of the elected...

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: But you were not aware that the elected members were not notified of this?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: In, in relating to this issue, Mr. Mulryan, and how developers and local authorities interact, auctioneer, Mr. Dooley, for example, says that a meeting in his office to discuss this road problem was held in April. There was a councillor present, himself, and Mr. Dunne.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: Would that be ... would that be a normal way of-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: -----discussing the problems?

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: But ... sorry, Mr. Chairman, I don't want to be difficult, but why is it outside the terms of reference? I'm exploring the relationship between ... as I indicated at the beginning, between the State authorities, the property sector and elected representatives.

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: No, but let me just-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: I want to move on-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: -----fairly quickly. But one further thing, Mr. Mulryan, is that Mr. Dooley says a further meeting was held in March 2003, that that meeting discussed all the possibilities of the access road, etc., and outlined drawings of how it could be resolved, that he attended that meeting, that it was in Dobbins restaurant-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: -----in March and that you and Mr. Dunne-----

Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis: Nexus Phase (22 Jul 2015)

Joe Higgins: -----and the councillor attended. Do you remember that meeting?