A Dublin landowner who hired Frank Dunlop to help get his land re-zoned has told the Flood Tribunal he never paid any inducements to councillors.
Gerard Kilcoyne was part-owner of land in Carrickmines beside land owned by Jackson Way, which is being investigated by the tribunal.
He also told the tribunal he had reservations about dealing with Jackson Way owner Jim Kennedy in a joint bid to have the land re-zoned.
Mr Kilcoyne said an advisor and friend who had dealings with Kennedy had warned him that Mr Kennedy was 'a slippery type who was four or five laps ahead of everyone else on property deals'.
He believed him to be a hustler and a wheeler dealer. He said he was warned to be certain of everything and get the best legal advice on any land deals with Mr Kennedy.
Mr Kilcoyne also heard of Jim Kennedy's possible involvement in a County Council scam.
When asked to explain this he said he had been told Jim Kenney was involved in something to do with land and a politician in Lucan.
He made his observations in a letter to his business partners in 1990 when they were considering entering into an agreement with Mr Kennedy over access to their adjoining land.
Mr Kilcoyne has also told the tribunal that in his later dealings with Jackson Way, Jim Kennedy wanted to remain anonymous.
He said in 1997 when an access agreement was being drawn up with Jackson Way he only dealt with solicitor Stephen Miley who in turn was instructed by an English legal firm.
When asked why he thought Mr Kennedy did not want to be identified he said he believed the storm clouds were gathering over Jackson Way and Mr Kennedy was in a form of retreat.
He said he started to become more and more anonymous. Jim Kennedy is alleged to have bribed councillors to re-zone his land. He lives abroad and has refused to co-operate with the tribunal.
