The Mahon Tribunal has heard that lobbyist Frank Dunlop received a non-invoiced payment of £12,500 from the owners of north Dublin land to 'ensure planning permission'.
The tribunal was told the money was one of a series of payments to Mr Dunlop on behalf of Rayband Ltd, the company that got rezoning for lands near Swords in 1993.
Colm Moran, a brother of Rayband's principal shareholder, denied Frank Dunlop's claim that he specifically informed him at a meeting that bribes would have to be paid to get rezoning.
And Mr Moran denied any knowledge of the allegation that three councillors were paid £1,000 each.
Frank Dunlop was paid a total of just under £28,000 in three instalments on behalf of Rayband for his services as a lobbyist.
The first payment of £12,500 was a cheque made out to him personally, and was not invoiced.
Builder Joe Moran, whose family largely owned Rayband at the time, authorised the payments through another company, IFG Securities, where he was chairman.
By 1998, Mr Moran personally owned 65% owned of Rayband; the other 35% was held by IFG securities.
Donal Lynch, Secretary of IFG Securities, could not explain why he did not check with Mr Moran why Mr Dunlop's first payment was not invoiced, unlike the two later payments.
Mr Lynch later wrote a note explaining the payment was to ensure planning permission for the Lissenhall lands, but today he claimed he had not been choosing his words carefully.
