I am not that familiar with the details of this issue, but I understand the Minister for the Environment and Local Government did not change his position on this matter. He rejected the representations made by many sources, including Mr. Dunlop.
Mr. Dunlop's note to me is a fax dated 4 June 1998, enclosing a note to the Minister for the Environment and Local Government regarding the capping of retail developments, but there was no change on that. I have no knowledge of how he would have had information on any of the facts. I accepted some of his invitations to perform official openings, including one for Merck Sharp and Dohme, which was a big occasion, and I also accepted one in respect of a renewal scheme in Roscommon when I was on tour there.