Carrickmines section withheld due to criminal proceedings

The Mahon Tribunal has withheld publication of one section of its groundbreaking report on planning corruption as several councillors and a businessman are facing an upcoming criminal trial on related matters.

The tribunal said its findings on alleged corrupt payments to politicians linked to the rezoning of lands at Carrickmines, Co Dublin, had been withheld for legal reasons. It expressed hope that the section could be published as soon as possible.

Several retired politicians as well as one serving councillor and a businessman are facing trial before the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court as a result of an investigation by the Criminal Assets Bureau on charges of planning corruption related to the rezoning of lands owned by Jackson Way Properties in 1992 and 1997.