Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Let me be specific. Cork City Council voted unanimously on a number of occasions with regard to a development in Cork city. The application was refused by Cork City Council and the decision was appealed to An Bord Pleanála. An Bord Pleanála gave a ruling that the development could go ahead. I can see the reason that the development would go ahead because An Bord Pleanála operated on the basis that the development was possibly in contravention of policies and objectives but it looked at the greater good of the area. However, in this case the planning application was an actual material contravention of the development plan. It was not a contravention with regard to policies and objectives.