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.

The series letters date back to the 1990s, when Beades says that he urged Dempsey to investigate alleged planning irregularities in Dublin.

A week ago Mr Beades went on national radio calling for Mr Dempsey, the Tánaiste, the Justice, Tourism and other Ministers to be sacked.

He repeated those calls at a meeting of the Fianna Fáil National Executive last night.