Lawlor was central to bribes scam, says Dunlop

FORMER Fianna Fáil TD Liam Lawlor was central to attempts to rezone lands through the use of bribes and undue influence, according to statements Frank Dunlop has given to the Flood Tribunal.

The disgraced politician who has been jailed three times for failure to co-operate fully with the tribunal is named as one of three people behind controversial company Jackson Way Properties and its predecessor, Paisley Park Investments.

Dunlop, who is due to be a witness at the tribunal early next month, has claimed Lawlor not only had a financial interest in the company and the lands it owns at Carrickmines in south Co Dublin but also acted as a middleman between the other owners and county councillors they needed to pay in order to buy support for rezoning motions in relation to these and other lands.