Supermac’s Ireland Ltd says it utterly condemns the possibility that fake letters of support were submitted for it’s planned motorway plaza on the outskirts of Ennis.
In recent days, Clare FM revealed concerns raised by members of the public over the validity of some submissions made to the local authority in their names, and 11 have since withdrawn support.
But the company has said that some of the national coverage of the matter today is shocking.
Clare County Council says 11 of the 187 letters offering support for Supermac’s Ireland Ltd’s planned service station on the M18 have been withdrawn.
Over 40 people called the local authority querying their association with the planning application since last week, and some of those who’ve written to the council have said they did not sign a submission in their name themselves.
On foot of a report in one of today’s national newspapers, Supermac’s Ireland Ltd has issued a fresh statement, reiterating that it first became aware that a number of persons had sought to retrieve submissions, when it was contacted by Clare FM last Friday.
The company says reports that a number of submissions purported to be made by a number of individuals were not in fact made by them is shocking to the company.
It goes on to say that if that is the case, the company utterly condemns such action and disowns such support for its planned development.
It concludes by saying that Supermac’s Ireland Ltd remains committed to the delivery of an outstanding service area at Kilbreckan.
Statement from Supermac’s Ireland Ltd
Supermac’s Ireland Ltd has noted media coverage this morning (August, Wednesday, 22 August) concerning a planning application made by the company.
Supermac’s first became aware that a number of persons who made formal submissions of support to Clare County Council had sought to retrieve these submissions, when the company was contacted by Clare FM on Friday of last week. The company issued a statement at the time.
Today’s reports that a number of submissions to the Planning Authority purported to be made by a number of individuals were not in fact made by them is shocking to the company. If such be the case the company utterly condemns such action. Supermac’s disowns such support for its planned development.
The company remains committed to the delivery of an outstanding motorway service area at Kilbreckan.
