There was a certain culture that was accepted by some as the way to do business. It is clear from the report that that is how Mr. Burke operated. He subverted people who were trying to carry out their lawful business by demanding payments from them. I voted for many rezonings as a member of Dublin County Council and, subsequently, Fingal County Council. The decisions I made were based on what I saw as the merits of each case. I shudder to think that there were people present who were steering rezonings through for their own ends and that I may inadvertently have been a party to their designs. I have no doubt that this happened on occasion.