Meeting ‘not linked to rezoning of land’

A FORMER Fianna Fáil councillor who met the political lobbyist, Frank Dunlop the day before an important rezoning motion was taken by Dublin County Council claims there was no connection between the two events.

Seán Gilbride told the Planning Tribunal yesterday that a meeting in Mr Dunlop's office on June 11, 1992, was not linked to a vote to rezone land at Carrickmines in south Dublin which was owned by Paisley Park Investments.

Mr Dunlop has told the tribunal he paid a total of £20,000 in bribes to nine members of Dublin County Council, including Mr Gilbride, for their support of a motion to rezone the property.