Eamon Scanlon (Fianna Fail)

—was caught, having spent €8 million developing a site, including a multi-storey car park, a shopping centre and 65 apartments. The cost of construction of each of those apartments was roughly €150,000. However, Sligo Corporation could only pay €100,000. He was held up for two years and nearly made bankrupt. That is the only reason this legislation had to be changed. That man can pay his contribution and his work, thankfully, has started again.