Fresh revelations of corrupt payments to politicians are expected to emerge today when the lobbyist, Mr Frank Dunlop, resumes his evidence to the Flood tribunal.
Mr Dunlop, who has intimated to friends he intends to tell all, is expected to detail payments he made to a number of Dublin county councillors in late 1992.
The payments were made around the time of a second vote on the rezoning of Quarryvale, a massive and controversial shopping centre in west Dublin.
As was the case when Mr Dunlop began giving evidence last month, the councillors will not be named in public at this time. Instead, the witness will furnish Mr Justice Flood with a written list of the names involved.
Before Easter, Mr Dunlop revealed he had paid a total of £112,000 to 14 different county councillors, some of whom were also members of the Oireachtas. The payments were made around the time of the first vote to rezone Quarryvale in May 1991.
The revelation that politicians received sums ranging from £500 to £48,500 rocked the political establishment, prompting calls for legislation on corruption and the regulation of lobbyists. Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have each begun investigations into the behaviour of their councillors.
Mr Dunlop's evidence before Easter was interrupted when he became unwell, shortly after revealing the payments were linked to the councillors' support for the rezoning of Quarryvale. The payments were made on behalf of the developer, Mr Owen O'Callaghan, he told the tribunal.
Fine Gael said last night its committee of inquiry, chaired by Mr James Nugent SC, had interviewed 52 of 61 councillors with a view to establishing "the extent of any contributions received by Fine Gael councillors since 1985 from builders/developers or their agents, in connection with the Flood tribunal".
