Firms must gives ESB names of staff who sought payments

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The High Court has ordered two companies to provide the ESB with certain information about several of its employees alleged to have demanded cash payments to complete electrical works near constructions sites.

The ESB and its subsidiary ESB Networks DAC sought the orders directing Richmond Homes and Arkmount Construction, with registered addresses at Embassy House Ballsbridge Dublin 4. to provide the plaintiffs with details about the alleged payments made to the ESB employees.

The court acknowledged that the firms had provided the ESB with the names of four persons alleged to have sought payments. The judge said he was satisfied that"clear proof of wrongdoing" by persons other than the four named had been put before the court. The judge said that the case involves"very grave" allegations about improper payments for the provision of what is a public utility.The court said it was not satisfied that the plaintiffs had established that disclosure of all of the other information that it had sought, other than date and time of the payments was necessary.

 

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