Councillor in bribe claim ‘never voted on land rezoning’

A FORMER councillor who was allegedly paid bribes to support the controversial rezoning of lands in south Dublin never actually voted on the issue, the Flood Tribunal heard yesterday.

Lawyers for John O’Halloran told the inquiry that the former independent (and one-time Labour) councillor from Clondalkin had never even attended any meeting of Dublin County Council on which votes to rezone land owned by Paisley Park in Carrickmines were held.

The political lobbyist, Frank Dunlop had already told the tribunal he was paid £25,000 by tax exile, Jim Kennedy to bribe councillors to support the rezoning of his lands in 1991 and 1992.