Beades: Minister failed to investigate planning irregularities

A Fianna Fáil activist involved in a high-profile row with the Transport Minister Noel Dempsey has published documents, which he says show the Minister failed to investigate complaints of serious planning irregularities when he was at the Department of the Environment.

Jerry Beades, who is a member of the Fianna Fáil National Executive, came under fire from Minister Dempsey at a party meeting last night - for going on radio calling on Brian Cowen to sack six of his Cabinet ministers.