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Just an insight into what a marvelous citizen Mr Keegan really is.
Taking from the Indo:
THE developer behind the illegal demolition of a 19th century convent in south Dublin earlier this month was involved in a company which made a record tax settlement just four years ago.
Laurence Keegan of Parkmore House, Auburn Drive in Castleknock, was a director with Lido Construction until January 2002, nine months before it made a €7m settlement with the Revenue Commissioners for under-declaring corporation tax and VAT.
As a result, Mr Keegan was restricted as a company director for five years from January 2004.
He currently acts as company secretary to Kimpton Vale Ltd, which demolished the Presentation Convent in Terenure on November 5 just weeks after Dublin City Council began a process of adding the building to the Record of Protected Structures (RPS).
The company faces fines of up to €12.7m after the council confirmed the building was illegally demolished.
The Irish Independent can reveal that in 2002 the Dublin-registered company Torose Construction paid the taxman almost €7m - of which €3.6m was interest and penalties - before going into liquidation in October that year.
Lido had changed its name to Torose the previous January, with company secretary Mr Keegan resigning at the time.
The tax settlement was the biggest ever published in the history of the State.
Lido was involved in developing a large apartment complex in Castleknock, Dublin, as well as building houses in Templelogue and in Co Wicklow.
The Companies Report 2004, from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, notes that Mr Keegan of Torose Construction Ltd is restricted as a director for five years from January 29 2004.
Mr Keegan also made a personal settlement with the Revenue Commissioners in 2002 totalling almost €84,000 for underdeclaration of income tax - of which €45,000 was interest and penalties.
He could not be contacted yesterday for comment, nor was anyone from Kimpton Vale available.
Dublin City Council must now decide what action to take against the company.It can compel Kimpton Vale to reinstate the convent building, or issue fines up to €1,900.
If the council decides to take legal action, the court can impose a fine of up to €12.7m.
It is not yet known if Kimpton Vale - which bought the three-acre site on which the convent stood for a figure reportedly over €15m earlier this year - was told that the convent was going through the process of becoming a listed building.
Can anyone tell me why the maintenance cheque requests are made payable to Kimpton Vale Ltd... Why would the builder be getting the maintenance cheques?