The actions of Mr. Ray Burke extend beyond planning decisions made by Dublin County Council during his time of influence. They extend to his tenure as Minister for Communications and his decisions regarding Century Radio. I worked in RTÉ in 1990 around the time Mr. Burke was Minister. I remember the atmosphere in the station, the sense of utter shock at the decisions being made and the horrendous undermining of the public service broadcaster which took place. The findings of Mr. Justice Flood and the ongoing investigation bear out the suspicion very strongly held at the time that Mr. Burke was abusing his power as Minister, that he used his position to support his friends and, in so doing, undermined the public service broadcaster. We must carefully examine how a public service broadcaster, operating for the people, was undermined so badly through the extraordinary abuse of power by one individual. This marks a shameful episode in domestic political life, the effect of which must be examined.