Allegations levelled by the developer so far

A brief account of some of the central elements of Mr Gilmartin's claims.

A brief account of some of the central elements of Mr Gilmartin's claims.

• The £5 million man: After meeting senior government ministers in Leinster House in February 1989, Mr Gilmartin says he was approached by a man who gave him the account number of an Isle of Man bank account and told him to deposit £5 million in it.

He refused to pay the money, telling the (unidentified) man "you people make the so-and-so Mafia look like monks".

•  The £50,000 to Pádraig Flynn: Mr Gilmartin says he gave Mr Flynn, who was then minister for the environment, £50,000 to get Fianna Fáil "off my back".

He says the money was intended for the party, but it ended up in a bogus offshore account operated by Mr Flynn and his wife.

•  The role of Liam Lawlor: Mr Gilmartin says he paid the former Fianna Fáil TD £3,500 a month in consultancy fees for a period. He claims Mr Lawlor wanted a substantial share of his planned Bachelors Walk project in return for his involvement in the project and sought £100,000 for his help with Quarryvale.

He also alleges that Mr Lawlor went to the developer's bank in Blanchardstown and demanded £10,000 from it.

After the developer blocked the payment, Bachelors Walk became a "dead duck".

• The meeting in Leinster House: Mr Gilmartin says Mr Lawlor brought him to the meeting with senior ministers in Leinster House in February 1989.

Among those present were Mr Haughey, Mr Brian Lenihan, Mr Pádraig Flynn, Mr Ahern, Mr Séamus Brennan and Mr Ray Burke, according to the developer. He says Mr Haughey asked if Mr Lawlor was "looking after" him and promised support for his development plans.

None of the politicians can recall such a meeting, or say it didn't happen. However, Ms Mary O'Rourke says she briefly attended a meeting with Mr Gilmartin after being invited by Mr Flynn.

• Bertie and the developer: The nature and extent of the contacts between Mr Gilmartin and Mr Ahern, who was then minister for labour, is disputed.

Mr Gilmartin has said they met four times, twice in the Department of Labour and twice in a pub on the way to the airport. He also claims that when Mr Ahern asked him during a phone conversation for a donation for Fianna Fáil, he told him about the Flynn contribution.

Mr Ahern can recollect only one meeting with Mr Gilmartin, and another occasion when he sent his friend, former councillor Joe Burke, to meet him. He has no recollection of being told about a payment to Mr Flynn.

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