That is according to a new report commissioned by Tayto Park as part of its planning battle to secure planning permission for a new steel €14m rollercoaster for the visitor park.

The ESRI and developer Johnny Ronan have emerged as opponents to Greg Kavanagh’s plans to construct a seven-storey apartment block in Dublin’s Docklands.

Loose financial control by top brass and attempts to shoehorn building proposals to comply with planning laws were tonight among a raft of damning findings made against the Dublin Docklands Development Authority (DDDA).